4th Amendment Jurisprudence

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For over a decade after its consent, the 4th Amendment was of less significance to criminal defendants since evidence acquired by authorities in violation of the reasonableness stipulations was still admissible during the prosecution of the defendants. In 1914, the 4th Amendment jurisprudence was dramatically reformed by the Supreme Court of the United States. The change was during the handing down of the decision in a case involving Weeks v. the United States. The case involved the petition of a convict named Fremont Weeks, whose prosecution was founded on evidence that had been seized by law enforcement without constitutional justification. The police entered the suspect’s home with no warrant and refused to give back Fremont Week’s possessions.