case study no plagiarism

find information on the following cases and prepare a 100 word summary (6 total cases summarized – 100 words each case) of the legal issues in each case related to arrest, search or seizure. Describe the background facts of the case and explain the court’s ruling in each case. Cite your reference source for the database articles you used to gather information about each case.

Mapp v. Ohio

Terry v. Ohio

Tennessee v. Garner

Carroll v. U.S.- make sure it is the prohibition case 

Graham v. Connor

U.S. v. Leon

Analyze the cases and then identify the legal concepts created. Be sure you address the following questions in some way in your analysis:

What are the facts of the case? (What happened to cause the arrest or search?)

What type of police action was involved – arrest, search, detention, etc.?

What was the court’s ruling relative to the police actions and present or future practices realted to arrest, search and/or seizure?

Cite your sources.

STEP 2 – Find another US Supreme Court Case within the past 10 years that relates to police procedure on search and seizure. 

Write a summary of the case using the above guidelines.


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