Sometimes, law enforcement believe that when a judge signs a warrant application, it automatically makes the execution of that warrant lawful, and the warrant is no longer able to be contested in court. (…)
But that is not true.
Law enforcement have a duty to file truthful warrants with sufficient grounds for their issuance. If they do not, even with a judge's signature, the warrant can be dismissed and the responsible law enforcement agents can be sued.
Our firm has challenged defective warrants before—yes, even when a judge signed off on them improperly. And we've won. Our justice system exists to ensure that the constitutional safeguards that exist in our country to protect the people from the government do not falter, and HASSLER & KATZ, P.C. remains on the forefront of this cause.
Sometimes, law enforcement believe that when a judge signs a warrant application, it automatically makes the execution of that warrant lawful, and the warrant is no longer able to be contested in court. (…)
But that is not true.
Law enforcement have a duty to file truthful warrants with sufficient grounds for their issuance. If they do not, even with a judge's signature, the warrant can be dismissed and the responsible law enforcement agents can be sued.
Our firm has challenged defective warrants before—yes, even when a judge signed off on them improperly. And we've won. Our justice system exists to ensure that the constitutional safeguards that exist in our country to protect the people from the government do not falter, and HASSLER & KATZ, P.C. remains on the forefront of this cause.