ABSTRACT
A search is defined as the exploration or examination of an individual’s house, premises, or person, to discover things or items that may be used by the government for evidence in a criminal prosecution. If the search yields items that may lawfully be seized, then a seizure takes place. A search usually precedes a seizure. The leading cases briefed in this chapter on searches in general are: Steagald v. United States, Maryland v. Garrison, and Wilson v. Arkansas.
