Statement of the Case ____________________________ 1-7

Question Presented _______________________________ 7-8

Summary of Argument ______________________________ 8-11

Analysis of Issue 1 ______________________________ 11-12

Analysis of Issue 2 ______________________________ 13-14

Conclusion _______________________________________ 14-15

Arizona vs. Hicks, 480 U.S 321 (1987)

Illinois vs. Andreas, 463 U.S. 765 (1983)

Michigan vs. Long, 463 U.S. 1032 n. 16 (1983)

Texas vs. Brown, 460 U.S. 730 (1983)

The Minnesota Supreme Court found the respondent Timothy Dickerson guilty of the possession of cocaine. The Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed the decision. The Supreme Court of the United States of America granted certiorari and found that contraband detected through touch shall be admissible in court. Th

Other previous cases have relevance to Minnesota vs. Dickerson because they have set some of the standards that are presented within the Fourth Amendment and 'plain-view' doctrine. The Fourth Amendment has explicit rules that all supervene and that may not be exceptions unless there is dire need for them. The exclusionary rule is a different issue altogether and it has separate aspects pertaining to exceptions within certain rules of law. Nevertheless, this specific case has interesting issues concerning legal standards dealing with police or law enforcement misconduct with search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment. Many cases have dealt with these circumstances and issues and there is no doubt that more will approach the future.

The respondent might have been guilty with the possession of illegal cocaine, nonetheless, certain other illegal actions took place on the side of law enforcement. The seizing of the narcotics was not done properly to the extent of the rules of law. It is unfair to infer that the officers were accurately obtaining the cocaine through legitimate and legal means because they did not use sight to confiscate the drugs but a sense of touch that is presumed to be more imprecise.

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