The Officer and the Drug Arrest

Officer Jones is a veteran officer with the Smithville police department. He received in" rel="nofollow">information that a citizen livin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in the local housin" rel="nofollow">ing project was sellin" rel="nofollow">ing drugs. This in" rel="nofollow">information was conveyed to Officer Jones by an anonymous caller to the officer on his personal cell phone. Officer Jones immediately went to the housin" rel="nofollow">ing project and stopped the citizen as he was leavin" rel="nofollow">ing his apartment. Officer Jones searched the citizen and found drugs. Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in" rel="nofollow">in which you: Identify the constitutional amendment that would govern Officer Jones' actions. In your own opin" rel="nofollow">inion, discuss if you support his actions or not. Justify your answer usin" rel="nofollow">ing the appropriate case law and Supreme Court precedents. Analyze the validity and constitutionality of Officer Jones' actions. Determin" rel="nofollow">ine whether or not Officer Jones' actions were justified by any of the three (3) ways whereby probable cause can be established. Provide a rationale for your response.