Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

Fourth amendment violation

I am currently staying in bangalore india

and a citizen of india.

I stayed in USA for approximately four years from

2000 and came back to india on july 2004.

I worked in USA on H1 visa as software engineer.

During my stay in irving TX around june 2004,

I suspect that my home has been searched when I

have been to my office. US authorities got the alternate

keys from my apartment office and gained entry into

my apartment.

I came to know only about it when I was about to

return to india. My belongings laptop,desk and suitcases have

been deliberately re-arranged (put in different places) in my home.

Does it meant to give me an indication about intrusion ?

The unfortunate thing about all this is that I was about to leave

india for good within a week and had no time to take action on it.

Now since i want to come back to US again now, Is it possible

for me to lodge a complain to irving police through email or phone

from india itself based on my suspicion? Is it right thing to do?

Is it possible to initiate legal action from india now?

Please advise.


Asked on 4/19/06, 1:06 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
TC Langford Langford Law Office

Re: Fourth amendment violation

In order to determine WHO violated your rights, you first need to get detailed information from the apartment manager who supplied the alternate keys to your apartment. Morever, if that was done without a warrant or exigent circumstances, you should consider action against the apartment manager.

You should consider the length of time that has elapsed without taking any action. You should also consider why this happened, and you are on the verge of reapplying for admission.

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Answered on 4/19/06, 8:01 am


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