If a police officer arrives at a home in response to an incident of domestic violence and notices marijuana on the coffee table and suspects that more drugs are in the house, the officer must apply for and receive an authorized search warrant before investigating further.

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The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. A search warrant is required before a police officer can search a home, unless there is probable cause to believe that a crime is being committed or that evidence of a crime will be found. In the given scenario, the police officer has probable cause to believe that marijuana is present in the home, but does not have probable cause to believe that other drugs are present. Therefore, the officer must apply for and receive an authorized search warrant before investigating further.

If a Police Officer Arrives at a Home in Response