Legal Question in Constitutional Law in New Jersey

Stale Search Warrants.

Does the Consitution have any thing to say concerning when probable cause in a search warrant becomes stale? From the research i have been doing i have found and answer that states 48 to 72 hours... please help


Asked on 1/06/07, 7:59 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

Re: Stale Search Warrants.

The Constitution is silent on this point. Whether probable cause still exists after a given amount of time has passed depends upon the facts of each each case, so it would make little sense to apply any particular time limit in all cases.

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Answered on 1/06/07, 10:55 pm


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