Arizona v. Hicks
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Arizona v. Hicks

ByDoug Eddins

Arizona v. Hicks, 480 U.S. 321 (1987), held that the Fourth Amendment requires the police to have probable cause to seize items under the plain view doctrine and seize it without a warrant. Facts On April 18, 1984, a bullet was fired through the floor of James Thomas Hicks’ apartment, striking and injuring a man in the…

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Rogers v Texas

ByFACTC

Summary Dog fighting case. Where the dog fighting area was in an open section of woods near the defendant’s home, police officers were not required to obtain a search warrant before entering the defendant’s property because of the “open fields” doctrine. This is an appeal from a conviction for dog fighting.   The jury assessed punishment…