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A search warrant is NOT necessarily an arrest warrant. If some other violation comes to light during the search that supports your arrest, yes, you could be arrested, even if nothing was found during the search.
Absolutely not. They can only confiscate the types of items outlined in the search warrant, as long as nothing else criminally possessed was found while searching the house.
If they were arrested as a result of a search warrant being executed - it all depends on what the search warrant was for (what crime/offense) and whether the evidence being searched for was found (I'm assuming it was).
There is no sentence for a search warrant. If, during the search, evidence of a crime is found, a criminal charge may be filed. The sentence, if a person is found guilty of the criminal charge, will depend upon what the criminal charge is.
No.
Any objects found during the course of a search warrant are recorded, seized and taken as evidence. A receipt is issued and 'return of service' listing the items and facts is returned to the authorizing judge. An arrest may happen during the warrant service or at a later time.
Yes it is. So long as the officer had no reason to believe it was an invalid warrant at thetime the search was conducted, it was legal.
No. If the search warrant is invalid and they illegally searched you or someone you know (like without reasonable cause, or without the warrant) then they can't use any evidence against you. To the best of my knowledge, anyways. I don't know how many ways a search warrant can be wrong though...if they were searching for like, pot, but found cocaine, they CAN use that though. Or a gun, or something like that. If they have the warrant, they can use it. If they searched without the warrant, its invalid and inadmissible 100%.
No, not unless the error was found and corrected by the issuing judge or magistrate BEFORE the warrant was executed. If the warrant was served at the wrong address, anything found and seized could be excluded as evidence.
Generally speaking, not unless the warrant contained wording authorizing such a search.HOWEVER - if the officer entered your home to serve the warrant on you, he is entitled, to ensure his own safety, to search the immediate area around where you were found
A good reason to believe evidece may be found
A warrant is an order from the court to arrest someone or search a premise. There are usually crimes associated with warrants. A conviction results from being found guilty of a crime. The warrant, in itself, is not a crime.