Assignment 3: Search and Seizure: Legal Aspects Search and seizure legal requirements are important in all investigations. In this assignment, we will concentrate on the need to meet these legal requirements and look at the issues that will affect a case. A person called the Centervale Police Department to report an assault in front of a single-family residence at 8734 South Street. Officer James went to investigate the assault. The caller had said that blood and a weapon were possibly inside the residence and that he saw the victim, Henry "Hank" Roberts, outside the residence on the ground near the street. Roberts was unconscious and was being treated by paramedics when Officer James arrived. Officer James noted that the front door of the residence was closed. He thought about entering the residence. On the basis of your reading of this case, prepare a 400- to 500-word, double-spaced report. In you report, answer the following questions: How do search and seizure requirements relate to the investigative process? What are the legal guidelines? What problems might be encountered? When is a warrant necessary and why? In what ways can a defense attorney attack search and seizure issues at trial? For the report, use Times New Roman, 12-point font. Provide citations for the references in the APA style. Submission Details: Save your report as M1_A3_Lastname_Firstname.doc. By Wednesday, January 8, 2014 , submit the report to the M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox . Assignment 3 Grading Criteria Maximum Points Described the search and seizure requirements as they relate to the investigative process. 24 Analyzed and explained accurately the legalities and problems associated with search and seizure procedures. 28 Explained the different ways in which a defense attorney can raise search and seizure issues in the court of law. 28 Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in the accurate representation and attribution of sources; and used correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation. 20 Total: 100 .

1. Assignment 3: Search and Seizure: Legal Aspects
Search and seizure legal requirements are important in all
investigations. In this assignment, we will concentrate on the
need to meet these legal requirements and look at the issues that
will affect a case.
A person called the Centervale Police Department to report an
assault in front of a single-family residence at 8734 South
Street. Officer James went to investigate the assault. The caller
had said that blood and a weapon were possibly inside the
residence and that he saw the victim, Henry "Hank" Roberts,
outside the residence on the ground near the street. Roberts was
unconscious and was being treated by paramedics when Officer
James arrived. Officer James noted that the front door of the
residence was closed. He thought about entering the residence.
On the basis of your reading of this case, prepare a 400- to 500-
word, double-spaced report. In you report, answer the following
questions:
How do search and seizure requirements relate to the
investigative process?
What are the legal guidelines?
What problems might be encountered?
When is a warrant necessary and why?
In what ways can a defense attorney attack search and seizure
issues at trial?
For the report, use Times New Roman, 12-point font. Provide
citations for the references in the APA style.
Submission Details:
Save your report as M1_A3_Lastname_Firstname.doc.
By
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
, submit the report to the
M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox
.
Assignment 3 Grading Criteria

2. Maximum Points
Described the search and seizure requirements as they relate to
the investigative process.
24
Analyzed and explained accurately the legalities and problems
associated with search and seizure procedures.
28
Explained the different ways in which a defense attorney can
raise search and seizure issues in the court of law.
28
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated
ethical scholarship in the accurate representation and attribution
of sources; and used correct spelling, grammar, and
punctuation.
20
Total:
100