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Criminal Law » Search and Seizure
Search and seizure: a treatise on the Fourth Amendment
6 volumes. Updated by new edition.
Now in its 5th edition, LaFave continues to be the “go to” source for guidance on the interpretation and application of Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution. Volume 1 covers the exclusionary rule and other remedies and protected areas and interests. Volume 2 covers probable cause, and search warrants. Volume 3 covers seizure and search of persons and personal effects, entry and search of premises and search and seizure of vehicles. Volume 4 covers consent searches and stop and frisk and similar lesser intrusions. Volume 5 covers inspections and regulatory searches and Volume 6 includes coverage of the administration of the exclusionary rule and tables of cases, statutes and rules, secondary authority and the index.