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Tenn. court rules search warrants not needed for p
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that warrantless searches may be constitutional "if the person being searched has been convicted of a criminal offense and is serving a sentence," which can be anything from solitary confinement in a prison to a few hours of community service, according to a 1987 decision.
This month, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that "parolees who are subject to a warrantless search condition may be searched without reasonable or individualized suspicion," according to the opinion.
The dissenting opinion in the state Supreme Court held that the "Tennessee Constitution provides a greater degree of protection against suspicionless searches than the federal Constitution."
Though a state Supreme Court ruling has made it easier for police to search property of those on probation or parole, local law enforcement officials say they'll continue to get warrants and have reasonable cause before they search.
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