Baldwin v. State

The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides, in part, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated[.]” U.S. Const. amend. IV. At every level of the detention, search, and arrest of appellant, appellant’s Fourth Amendment rights were violated by Deputy Smith. Nevertheless, the majority utilizes sophistry to sustain Deputy Smith’s unlawful search and seizure, thus damaging appellant’s reputation with an illegitimate arrest for merely walking down a public sidewalk.…