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Task: Citizen Ride-Along






          Wilson v. Layne, 526 U.S. 603  (1999).

               Law Enforcement agencies may be liable for 4 Amendment
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               violations where they bring non-law enforcement persons into areas

               protected by the 4 Amendment.
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          • Ride-Along guests, including the media, who have no law

               enforcement function must not be allowed to enter areas protected

               by the 4 Amendment without the consent of a person with authority
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               to consent.


          • Liability for entry without consent will be imputed back to the law

               enforcement agency.










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