…unlawfully searched the backpack. The trial court ruled that the police were required to inventory the contents of the backpack before taking defendant to jail, and it denied the motion…
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Developments in Federal Search and Seizure Law
The Oregon Federal Public Defender has this report, Developments in Federal Search and Seizure Law, and much more at their web site (including an Oct 2007 Blakely/Apprendi and State…
Sheriff or Police Search and Seizure Inventories
We are occasionally asked if we have police or sheriff’s inventory checklists of property seized. I suppose some libraries somewhere have printed checklists, but for the most…
The Law Librarian and the FBI: A Shaggy Dog Tale in Six Parts: PART ONE
…stolen book may not be “just a book.” In my case, a law librarian (and not a few prosecutors) learns that a “search and seizure” does not always make a…
Can I tape record a conversation without someone knowing it?
…also 165.535 Definitions applicable to obtaining contents of communications. As used in ORS 41.910, 133.723, 133.724, 165.540 and 165.545:…) 1) “Man threatens suit over seizure of videocamera after he…
Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #3
…searches or seizures10. Administration of justice11. Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecution12. Double jeopardy; compulsory self-incrimination Section 7. Manner of administering oath or affirmation. The mode of administering an oath,…
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