warrant preference rule
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Definitions from Case Law
United States Supreme Court
In a doubtful or marginal case a search under a warrant may be sustainable where without one it would fall. The resolution of doubtful or marginal cases in this area should be largely determined by the preference to be accorded to warrants.
Defined by the Supreme Court in - United States v. Ventresca, 380 U.S. 102 (1965).