NCJ Number
7920
Journal
JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW, CRIMINOLOGY AND POLICE SCIENCE Volume: 63 Issue: 3 Dated: (SEPTEMBER 1972) Pages: 356-365
Date Published
1972
Length
10 pages
Annotation
POSSIBLE CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF EVIDENCE WHICH IS DISCOVERED BY THESE SYSTEMS OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY UNRELATED TO HIJACKING.
Abstract
QUESTIONS RELATING TO FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS ARE RAISED, AS WELL AS ISSUES ON THE RIGHT TO TRAVEL. PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON A RECENT FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT CASE, UNITED STATES V. LOPEZ, IN WHICH THESE QUESTIONS WERE CONSIDERED. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT THE USE OF ANTI-SKYJACKING DEVICES TO DISCOVER CONCEALED WEAPONS IS A COMPELLING GOVERNMENTAL INTEREST, JUSTIFIED BY NATIONAL SECURITY AND CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF CITIZENS. BUT HE ARGUES THAT ANY EVIDENCE OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY OTHER THAN WEAPONS SHOULD NOT BE ADMITTED IN COURT.