State v. Jackson

[¶29.] The Fourth Amendment directs that “no Warrants shall issue but upon probable cause ... and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” U.S. Const, amend. IV. As a general rule, “open-ended” or “general” warrants are constitutionally prohibited. Ybarra v. Illinois, 444 U.S. 85, 92 n. 4, 100 S.Ct. 338, 342 n. 4, 62 L.Ed.2d 238, 246 n. 4 (1979) (citations omitted). Thus, particularity in a search warrant is required to ensure that the executing officer can reasonably ascertain and identify the persons or places authorized to be searched and…