![]() ![]() The search should be ongoing and continuous. It has to be a reasonable period of time as long as the agents get in there and begin executing the search between 6am and 10pm then the agents can search until they find what they are looking for or until they have looked in every place the evidence might reasonably be found. Jenna: Well, there is not set time for the search, and again I’m going to throw that word reasonable at you again. Tim: How long do the agents have to search? They are generally executed in the daytime the daytime is defined between 6am and 10pm. If the agents have an arrest warrant for suspect, they can enter that suspects residence to serve the warrant any time - night or day - as long as they have a reasonable belief that the suspect is home. Arrest warrants can be served anytime - night or day. Jenna: First I need to make a distinction between arrests warrants and search warrants. Tim: When is it reasonable to execute a search? The court held that the media could not accompany police into a home in order to execute a warrant. Jenna: You know the Supreme Court has considered that issues expressly and held that media ride along programs don’t serve any legitimate investigate purpose. How about these media ride along programs? Now importantly what the 4th Amendment does not allow in terms of bringing someone else along for the search is for the agents to bring private party to the site of the search just so they can tag along for some private purpose or to satisfy their own curiosity. Of course agents can’t use private citizens to do anything that the agents couldn’t legally do themselves. For example, agents might want to bring a car jacking victim to the scene of a search to help the agents identify that person’s particular stolen property. Private citizens can also help the Federal agent as long as the private citizens are serving a legitimate investigative function. State and Local officers can help the feds, even if the state and local are working outside their jurisdiction to do that, as long as the Federal Agent remains in charge of the execution of the search. Jenna: Title 18 of the United States Code section 3105 says that Federal Agents can execute warrants. Tim: And, I wish I had a dollar for every time you said reasonable. Jenna: Well in short the 4th Amendment tells us it has to be executed reasonably. Let’s assume this, the agent has a warrant how should the warrant be executed? And of course it is supported by probable cause. Mere illusions, but the foundations upon which our nation thrives.Tim: Hi, this is Jenna and Tim, we’re back we’ve talked about, Probable Cause and Warrants, Probable Cause of course is a reasonable belief that evidence of a crime will be located in a place to be searched and Jenna you’ve also told me what a warrant is essentially judicial permission, I guess, to search a particular place. It is our duty to reignite that trust, to be the beacon of hope in times of despair,Īnd to foster an environment where safety and justice are not People in our institution hangs in the balance. We stand at a critical juncture where the trust of the Security challenges that demand our unwavering commitment and ![]() Without mincing words, our nation faces an array of complex It is our duty to ensure thatĮvery citizen, regardless of his/her background, feels safe andģ. Let me make one thing abundantly clear, the days of complacency and indifference are over. Mission to uphold justice, fairness, protect human dignity, and restore standards and values of the Nigeria Police Force. I am deeply honored to address this gathering of esteemed Senior Police Managers who represent the backbone of our nation’s policing architecture. Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja.Ģ. My subsequent assumption of office on the 21st of June, 2023įollowing the traditional handing/taking over ceremony at the President, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, HisĮxcellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on 19th June, 2023, and Senior Police Officers of the rank of Commissioners of Police andĪbove to this maiden conference following my appointment as theĢ2nd Indigenous Acting Inspector-General of Police by the I hereby welcome all Strategic Police Managers comprising ![]()
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