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As a Boston Criminal defense attorney<\/a>, one of the most important factors I consider when deciding a defense for a criminal charge is whether the obtained evidence was found during a warrantless search. Evidence obtained during an unwarranted search is not usually admissible in a criminal trial. However, automobiles are a major exception to the search and seizure clause of the Fourth Amendment, so it is important to understand the Constitutional defense available in car searches. <\/p>\n

Due to the automobile exception to the search and seizure clause, it is common for police officers to purposely find a justification to use as a pretext for searching an automobile without a warrant. The case of United States v. Scott decided by the 9th Circuit<\/a> brought up issues regarding the automobile exception to the warrant requirement under the search and seizure clause of the Fourth Amendment. Although this is an out of state case, it raises important issues that could come into play in a Massachusetts firearm or drug case. <\/p>\n

After discovering evidence of an illegal drug operation in a Nevada home, police arrived at the home and arrested the suspect at the scene with charges of controlled substance and firearm possession. Upon entering the home, officers claimed that not only could they smell marijuana on the premises, but they also saw the defendant stuff multiple stacks of cash into plastic bags in an effort to conceal them. <\/p>\n

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As a Boston Criminal defense attorney, one of the most important factors I consider when deciding a defense for a criminal charge is whether the obtained evidence was found during a warrantless search. Evidence obtained during an unwarranted search is not usually admissible in a criminal trial. 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