Evidence Found Before Consent for Search

[billygruffsr]

My question involves civil rights in the State of: TN
We were the victims of a home invasion.The police said their MO was to rob drug dealers.An officer said that detectives were on their way with a warrant to search our house for drugs and that it was best to turn over any drugs in the house.An officer followed me into our bedroom and found weed and a pipe in a cabinet.They asked me to sign a consent of search form afterwards and searched the rest of the house and found nothing else.Then they wanted to sign an inventory list attached to it.I refused to sign the list unless I could include that the fact that the weed and pipe were found before I signed the consent to search form.They said that if I didn't,they would take my girlfriend to jail instead of citing her and put down that I refused to sign the list.So I complied.Was our 4th amendment right was violated.

[Mr. Knowitall]

By what? You just told us that they had both a search warrant and your consent to search.

[jk]

An officer said that detectives were on their way with a warrant to search our house for drugs and that it was best to turn over any drugs in the house.An officer followed me into our bedroom and found weed and a pipe in a cabinet.

if there actually was a warrant issued, which based on the reason they were there it is very unlikely (could be more to the story?), they didn't need your permission to search at all.


So, when they convinced you there was a warrant, you allowed them to search your room (and actually anything in their view on the way to the room) to show them the dope you had. Once they found the dope, they no longer needed a warrant because they did find illegal drugs in the house which allows them to search the rest.

but anyway, you allowed them to search the area where the drugs were found.


so, stop me when you see something that might be seen as a 4th amend violation.