Question

Discuss the circumstances that would render a warrant or warrantless search invalid. Provide examples.

Answer 1

Examples to render a warrant or warrantless search invalid are as below:-

If any investigating officer utilizes the false information in order to convenience the magistrate about the existence of a probable cause, then the warrant will be considered as invalid.

The warrant can also be termed as invalid of the investigating officer has the inputs that magistrate who has issued the warrant did not act in an unbiased and neutral manner.

The invalid warrants also include those warrants which are unsigned, warrants those have an inadequate description about the place, things to be searched and seized, the inability of the magistrate to have the required affidavit o be under oath

Lack of evidence which an office could not believe in the existence of the probable cause