search warrant requirement
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From 334 U.S. 699 - Trupiano v. United States · 1948Most cited · 1,347 citing opinions
It is a cardinal rule that, in seizing goods and articles, law enforcement agents must secure and use search warrants wherever reasonably practicable. This rule rests upon the desirability of having magistrates rather than police officers determine when searches and seizures are permissible and what limitations should be placed upon such activities.