search prosecution

  • 1Search and seizure — is a legal procedure used in many civil law and common law legal systems whereby police or other authorities and their agents, who suspect that a crime has been committed, do a search of a person s property and confiscate any relevant evidence to …

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  • 2search — consists of looking for or seeking out that which is otherwise concealed from view. People v. Carlson, Colo., 677 P.2d 310, 316. An examination of a person s house or other buildings or premises, or of his person, or of his vehicle, aircraft, etc …

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  • 3search warrant — see warrant Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. search warrant …

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  • 4Search warrant — A search warrant is a court order issued by a Magistrate, judge or Supreme Court Official that authorizes law enforcement officers to conduct a search of a person or location for evidence of a crime and to confiscate evidence if it is found.… …

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  • 5search warrant — A form of criminal process which may be invoked only in furtherance of a public prosecution. An order in writing, in the name of the people, the state, or the commonwealth, according to the local practice, signed by a magistrate, and directed to… …

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  • 6search — A matter of invasion and quest, implying some sort of force, actual or constructive, much or little. State v Quinn, 111 SC 174, 97 SE 62, 3 ALR 1500. A quest by an officer of the law, secret, intrusive, or accompanied by force. Hale v Henkel, 201 …

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  • 7Patent prosecution — describes the interaction between an applicant, or their representative, and a patent office with regard to a patent, or an application for a patent. Broadly, patent prosecution can be split into pre grant prosecution, which involves negotiation… …

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  • 8Deferred prosecution — A deferred prosecution agreement is a voluntary alternative to adjudication in which a prosecutor agrees to grant amnesty in exchange for the defendant agreeing to fulfill certain requirements. A case of corporate fraud, for instance, might be… …

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  • 9Consent search — Consent searches are searches made by United States law enforcement personnel based on the consent of the individual whose person or property is being searched. Contents 1 Overview 2 Other parties 3 Revoking consent and exceptions …

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  • 10Border search exception — The border search exception is a doctrine of United States criminal law that exempts searches of travelers and their property from the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement. The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), ICE HSI Special… …

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