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Constitutional Law

Florida State University College of Law

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2015

Fourth Amendment

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Cutting Cops Too Much Slack, Wayne A. Logan Jan 2015

Cutting Cops Too Much Slack, Wayne A. Logan

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Police officers can make mistakes, which, for better or worse, the U.S. Supreme Court has often seen fit to forgive. Police, for instance, can make mistakes of fact when assessing whether circumstances justify the seizure of an individual or search of a residence; they can even be mistaken about the identity of those they arrest. This essay examines yet another, arguably more significant context where police mistakes are forgiven: when they seize a person based on their misunderstanding of what a law prohibits.


Government Retention And Use Of Unlawfully Secured Dna Evidence, Wayne A. Logan Jan 2015

Government Retention And Use Of Unlawfully Secured Dna Evidence, Wayne A. Logan

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