You are investigating a robbery of the “Stop & Rob” convenience store, which occurred last night at 2300 hours.
When reviewing the surveillance system at 0800 hours this morning, you recognize one of the robbers as Joe Johnson, who lives at 4321 Lake Drive.
Additionally, you recognize the vehicle used in the robbery as Joe’s 2001 Dodge Charger.
You know Joe Johnson and his vehicle due to multiple past contacts with both.
As you are driving back to the Police Department to prepare a search warrant for 4321 Lake Drive (Joe Johnson’s residence), you observe Joe’s Charger parked on Commerce Drive.
This location is 10 miles away from Joe’s residence but is approximately 2 houses away from his girlfriend’s (Sarah Miller) residence at 555 Commerce Drive.
- What/Where do you write a search warrant for? Joe’s House? Sarah’s House? Any other location? Why?
- If you see Joe walking down the street toward Sarah’s house, could you arrest him on the spot? Support your answers legally.
- Do you need a search warrant to watch the Stop & Rob video? Why or why not?
- Could you search Joe’s car based on the Warrantless Search Automobile Exception? Why?