Read the scenario.Sheree is watching her favorite detective show. The fictional detective knocks on a suspect’s door and asks to come in to look around. The suspect refuses.

Because the suspect refuses permission, the detective generally needs legal authority to search the home. A warrant, issued by a judge based on probable cause, can provide that authority. Paying bail concerns release from custody, Miranda rights apply to custodial questioning, and a grand jury decides whether there is enough evidence to bring charges.

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