Chapter 4 Search and Seizure—with Warrants

• Library: Criminal Law in Oregon (OSBar) (2022 Ed.)

Chapter 4 SEARCH AND SEIZURE—WITH WARRANTS

KURT W. MILLER, A.A.S. (highest honors), Glendale Community College (1999); B.A.S. (summa cum laude), Arizona State University (2002); J.D. (cum laude), Willamette College of Law (2008); admitted to the Oregon State Bar and the New Jersey State Bar Association in 2008; Senior Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Justice Division, Oregon Department of Justice, Salem.

LINDSEY BURROWS, B.A. (with high distinction), University of Nevada (2007); J.D. (cum laude), Lewis & Clark Law School (2011); admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 2011; Attorney, O'Connor Weber LLC, Portland.

The authors and the OSB Legal Publications Department thank the authors of all prior editions of this chapter for their contributions.

§ 4.1 INTRODUCTION...............................................................4-3

§ 4.2 PRELIMINARY ISSUES...................................................4-4

§ 4.3 GOVERNMENT ACTION.................................................4-6

§ 4.4 SEARCHES AND SEIZURES...........................................4-8

§ 4.4-1 Search Defined............................................................4-8
§ 4.4-2 Seizure Defined.........................................................4-13

§ 4.5 DEFENDANT'S PERSONAL RIGHTS..........................4-15

§ 4.6 PREFERENCE FOR WARRANTS..................................4-16

§ 4.7 PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS................................4-17

§ 4.7-1 Oath or Affirmation..................................................4-17
§ 4.7-2 The Affidavit or Record............................................4-18
§ 4.7-3 Warrants by Phone or Electronic Transmission........4-18
§ 4.7-4 Only a Judge Can Issue a Warrant............................4-19
§ 4.7-5 Geographical Limitations..........................................4-20

§ 4.8 SUBSTANTIVE REQUIREMENTS................................4-20

§ 4.8-1 Affidavit Must Establish Probable Cause.................4-20

§ 4.8-1(a) Nexus between Objects Sought and Places to Be Searched ............................................... 4-22
§4.8-1(b) Staleness.........................................................4-23

§ 4.8-1(c) Unnamed Informants......................................4-24

§ 4.8-1(c)(1) Basis of Knowledge.............................4-25
§ 4.8-1(c)(2) Informant's Credibility and Informational Reliability.....................4-26

§ 4.8-1(c)(2)(i) Establishing the Informant's Credibility............4-26
§ 4.8-1(c)(2)(ii) Informational

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