Stephen Craig Leonard v. State of Iowa

How courts have described this case

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• holding that New York’s wiretap statute lacked sufficient Fourth Amendment safeguards
• noting that the basic purpose of the Fourth Amendment is to “ ‘safeguard the privacy and security of individuals against arbitrary invasions by governmental officials’ ” (quoting Camara v. Mun. Ct., 387 U.S. 523, 528, 87 S.Ct. 1727, 1730, 18 L.Ed.2d 930, 935 (1967))
• noting that the basic purpose of the Fourth Amendment is to “ ‘safeguard the privacy and security of individuals against arbitrary invasions by governmental officials’ ” (quoting Camara v. Mun. Ct., 387 U.S. 523, 528, 87 S. Ct. 1727, 1730, 18 L. Ed. 2d 930, 935 (1967))
• observing that the purpose of the probable cause requirement is “to keep the state out of Indiana Supreme Court | Case No. 19S-CR-528 | February 20, 2020 Page 5 of 13 constitutionally protected areas until it has reason to believe that a specific crime has been or is being committed”
• \we cannot forgive the requirements of the Fourth Amendment in the name of law enforcement\
• “we cannot forgive the requirements of the Fourth Amendment in the name of law enforcement”

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