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The Price Of Pretrial Release: Can We Afford To Keep Our Fourth Amendment Rights?, Melanie D. Wilson Jan 2006

The Price Of Pretrial Release: Can We Afford To Keep Our Fourth Amendment Rights?, Melanie D. Wilson

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The Fourth Amendment serves an important constitutional function. It protects the privacy of Americans from intrusions on their personal security. Few rights are held more sacred. When a person is arrested and faces the real likelihood of pretrial detention in jail, the person risks not only a reduction in his privacy rights, but also a loss of his liberty. In such circumstances, the arrested person should be able to bargain away some of his Fourth Amendment rights in exchange for the additional freedoms associated with release to home.

Undoubtedly, defendants forced to choose between incarceration and Fourth Amendment rights will …


Tennessee V. Garner, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1984

Tennessee V. Garner, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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United States V. Sharpe, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1984

United States V. Sharpe, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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Welsh V. Wisconsin, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1983

Welsh V. Wisconsin, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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Washington V. Chrisman, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1981

Washington V. Chrisman, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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New York V. Belton, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1980

New York V. Belton, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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Steagald V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1980

Steagald V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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United States V. Mendenhall, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

United States V. Mendenhall, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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