United States v. Innelli

This motion concerns the law of arrests, searches, and seizures. They have been made time out of mind. The power to make them is an absolutely necessary power. Experience, however, has taught us that the power is one open to abuse. The most notable historical instance of it is that of lettres de cachet. Our Constitution was framed during the seethings of' the French Revolution. The thought was to make lettres de cachet impossible with us. Protective guards have in consequence been thrown around us, to lessen the harassments and violations of individual rights to which we might otherwise be…