Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Search warrant — A search warrant is a court order issued by a Magistrate, judge or Supreme Court Official that authorizes law enforcement officers to conduct a search of a person or location for evidence of a crime and to confiscate evidence if it is found.… … Wikipedia
probable — Having the appearance of truth; having the character of probability; appearing to be founded in reason or experience. Having more evidence for than against; supported by evidence which inclines the mind to believe, but leaves some room for doubt; … Black's law dictionary
warrant — verb In contracts, to engage or promise that a certain fact or state of facts, in relation to the subjectmatter, is, or shall be, as it is represented to be. In conveyancing, to assure the title to property sold, by an express covenant to that… … Black's law dictionary
United States v. Grubbs — SCOTUSCase Litigants=United States v. Grubbs ArgueDate=January 18 ArgueYear=2006 DecideDate=March 21 DecideYear=2006 FullName=United States v. Jeffrey Grubbs USVol= USPage= CitationNew=547 U.S. 90; 126 S. Ct. 1494; 164 L. Ed. 2d 195; 74 U.S.L.W.… … Wikipedia
Aguilar-Spinelli test — The Aguilar Spinelli test was a judicial guideline set down by the U.S. Supreme Court for evaluating the validity of a search warrant based on information provided by a confidential informant or an anonymous tip. The Supreme Court abandoned the… … Wikipedia
Columbine High School massacre — Staff and students evacuat … Wikipedia
Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… … Universalium
Cupp v. Murphy — Cupp v. Murphy, 412 U.S. 291 (1973) is a decision of the United States Supreme Court that upheld a murder conviction notwithstanding a challenge that the evidence upon which guilt was based was obtained in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth… … Wikipedia
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… … Universalium
