Question: Draft a Pre-Trial Motion response should be 3 5 pges in length. Be sure to cite all references and format them according to Bluebook Standards

  1. Draft a Pre-Trial Motion

response should be 3 5 pges in length. Be sure to cite all references and format them according to Bluebook Standards.

Assume that u are working as part of Jaffer's defense and have been asked to draft a pre-trail motion at ur local state level court. For this motion, u will need to research Supreme Court cases related to search and seizure and the 4th amendment

Use case law to support the following:

  • That the contraband found on Jaffers' person should be suppressed;
  • That he was also a victim of an unreasonable search.
  • Be sure to reference the cases u chose in ur responses to make your arguments. Several cases have been provided below that u can use.
  • As part of ur Argument (see sample below) be sure to address whether Jaffers is likely to prevail in this contention. Why or why not? Support your position with case law.

Note: Three reference cases have been provided below. u can use two of these cases in ur draft, but u will need to research one additional case for ur submission.

  • State v. Edstrom, 916 N.W.2d 512 (Minn., 2018) State v. Edstrom, 916 N.W.2d 512 (Minn., 2018)
  • State v. Ture, 632 N.W.2d 621 (Minn., 2001) State v. Ture, 632 N.W.2d 621 (Minn., 2001)
  • Yang v. State, No. A07-1034 (Minn. App. 5/6/2008) (Minn. App., 2008) Yang v. State, No. A07-1034 (Minn. App. 5/6/2008) (Minn. App., 2008)

Note: A sample Pre-Trial Motion to Suppress from the State of Minnesota has been provided below. Use this sample as a guideline to help in ur response but be sure to replace the court in the header with ur own state.

Scenario

Police obtained a warrant to search a single-family residence for "illegal amphetamines and equipment used in the manufacture of same." The warrant also authorized the search of the person of Harry Hampton, described in the warrant as a white male, 32 years of age, 6 ft. 2 in., and 225 lbs. When police arrived at the scene, one officer began to search Hampton. When that search yielded contraband, another officer detained a second man sitting on the porch (he was later identified as Jimmy Jaffers). The officer subjected Jaffers to a pat-down search. No weapons were discovered on Jaffers's person, but the officer, having felt a "suspicious lump" in Jaffers's front pants pocket, retrieved a plastic bag of capsules that later proved to be illegal amphetamines.

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