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A Search Warrant Is a Written Document, Signed by a Judge

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A search warrant is a written document, signed by a judge or magistrate, authorizing a law enforcement officer to conduct a search. The Fourth Amendment specifies that “no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the Persons or things to be seized.” In light of the plain language of the Fourth Amendment, search warrants issued by a neutral judicial officer are the preferred mechanism for authorizing and conducting searches and seizures in the United States.
-The particularity requirement means that


A) warrants should be as detailed as possible.
B) applications for warrants should be as detailed as possible.
C) arrest warrants should be as detailed as possible.
D) search warrants should be as detailed as possible.

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