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Expert: Robin Sexton - 7/12/2008


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SHOULD THERE BE A SEPERATE SEARCH WARRANT FOR A SAFE ON PROPERTY

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Kim,

Current case law indicates that it is not necessary.  If officers are searching a location and the search warrant is worded correctly and the items that they are searching for can be contained in the safe then they can open it.  Using force necessary.  If they remove the safe so they can search it latter i would suggest a second search warrant specific for the contents.  I tend to be conservative when it comes to search warrants.

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Robin Sexton

Expertise

Questions dealing with Police and investigative procedures, criminal investigation for all classifications of crimes, Interview and interrogation techniques, crime scene procedure. Police techniques and procedures. Can not answer specific questions about specific cases.

Experience

Member of the Michigan State Police for over 30 years. Over 20 years as a Detective. Conducted numerous investigations from Homicide to dog bite. Internal investigations. Investigations in prison enviorment. Majority of career has been spent in rural areas of Michigan

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Bachelor of Science degree. Long list of professional training

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