Question: When the D.E.A. has reasonable grounds to think that a person has or is committing a crime, they do not have to have a physical

When the D.E.A. has reasonable grounds to think that a person has or is committing a crime, they do not have to have a physical warrant in hand. However, when the D.E.A. came out to the bed and breakfast, they did have a proper warrant in place, see United States v. Brandon Miles, United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, WL 4726939 (2020).

When Ziggy and Jazzy signed up to rent a home with the Air B&B, it then lists the lakefront property as Ziggy's last known address. Based on previous activity by the defendants, and information that was received by an undercover informant, D.E.A. had reasonable grounds for the arrest. In the case U.S. v. Joshua'a Ramelle VAUGHN and Sean Dorian Shinn, 429 F.Supp.3d 499 (2019) the officers had probable cause to arrest the defendant based on reasonable suspicion. They did this without an initial warrant.

Therefore, like U.S. v. Miles, the D.E.A. executed their search and seizure of the Air B&B and they acted within the Fourth Amendment.

  • Read the case cited by that student above.
  • Find a recent criminal case from that student's Circuit (in other words, your reply must be based on case law from the same jurisdiction)
  • The goal for Post 2 is to oppose Ziggy's arrest due to an unlawful arrest
  • Again, the case must be factually / legally relevant to Ziggy's facts

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