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Warrant exceptions, Fourth Amendment

Police need a warrant to enter your home. Exceptions: clear consent, hot pursuit, exigent circumstances, plain view.

Payton v. New York
U.S. Const. amend. IV
Ohio Const. art. I, § 14
ORC 2933.21
ORC 2935.12

“I do not consent to a search of my home, do you have a warrant.”

Payton v. New York
U.S. Const. amend. IV

Sources for this section (5)

U.S. Const. amend. IV — Searches and seizures
Ohio Const. art. I, § 14 — Search warrants and general warrants
Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573 (1980) — Warrantless entry into a home to make a routine arrest is barred
ORC 2933.21 — Search warrants, when issued
ORC 2935.12 — Forcible entry in making an arrest or executing a search warrant

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