Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Illinois

my question is the police came to my house busted my door open with a iron instrument put guns on me. gave me a search warrant threw my son and brother down and put them in hand cuffs . they search my home from top to bottom inch by inch . they even brought in a search dog . I asked them what are they looking for, they said seat down and don't move. they search for three hours they found nothing . they grab their tools an left. no sorry no nothing . this is the second time someone sent the police here, I am afraid someone might get shot. do I have a case against them.


Asked on 4/07/13, 2:05 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

George Ellis The Ellis Law Firm

Given what you've described, there's probably no case here. They had a search warrant. Assuming the warrant was valid, they had the right to secure the premises including the persons present.

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Answered on 4/09/13, 11:31 am


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