"what effect has the fourth amendment search and seizure conditions had on american criminal procedure"

The 4th Amendment seeks to protect privacy of people and effects the rights of citizens to be free from unreasonable government intrusion into their homes, property and personal effect.

Simply put, for any evidence to be used in a criminal procedure, such evidence has to have been gathered through the following:

- A valid search warrant;

- A valid arrest warrant; or

- A belief rising to the level of "probable cause" that an individual has committed a crime.

When a law enforcement officers violates an individual's constitutional rights under the 4th Amendment, and a search or seizure is deemed unlawful, any evidence derived from that search or seizure will be kept out of any criminal case against the person whose rights were violated.

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