Abandonment is considered an exception to the warrant requirement. However, the S.C. Supreme Court has held that an abandonment analysis...

Seizure Under Fourth Amendment law, a seizure usually occurs in one of two instances: a seizure of a person or a seizure of property. A...

Under the plain view doctrine, an officer may seize an object and introduce it as evidence if the officer was lawfully in the place where...

· “Violation of motor vehicle codes provides an officer reasonable suspicion to initiate a traffic stop. A traffic stop supported by...

The U.S. Supreme Court has carved out an exception to the warrant requirement for motor vehicles for two reasons: 1) individuals have a...

A search incident to arrest allows an officer to conduct a warrantless search of an individual if they are under arrest (or immediately...