Legal Question in Criminal Law in Ohio

if a search has been executed on a home by the police, is there a copy of the warrant held on file somewhere?? when they executed the search they stated their was a warrant, but never actually produced one to be seen by homeowners. is there any way to verify that their was in fact a warrant to search the property.


Asked on 5/08/12, 11:38 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Timothy Hess T. Hess & Associates, LLC

Yes there must be a warrant for the search to be legal absent some exigent circumstance. Your attorney needs to request a copy of the warrant AND the affidavit on which the warrant was obtained.

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Answered on 5/08/12, 11:44 am


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