Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

search warrants

when police enter a home with a search warrant are they supposed to show the warrant to the home owner


Asked on 2/18/07, 8:42 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Carlos Gonzalez Gonzalez Legal Associates PLLC

Re: search warrants

If asked to see the warrant they should provide the home owner with atleats a visual inspection of the warrant. Unless, in specific circumstances such as where the police chase someone into an apartment, or home, in the heat of the chase and at this point need not even have a search warrant... overall however, if the home owner is present and requests to see a copy of the warrant that person should be shown a warrant.

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Answered on 2/18/07, 9:27 am
James Kats James S. Kats, Esq.

Re: search warrants

Yes; if they didn't show one, they probably don't have one.

James Kats, Esq. www.lawjsk.com

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Answered on 2/19/07, 9:50 am


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