Case Study 2: Plain View, Open Fields, Abandonment, and Border Searches as They Relate to Search and SeizuresDue Week 6 and worth 100 points

Officer Jones asked the neighborhood’s regular trash collector to put the content of the defendant’s garbage that was left on the curb in plastic bags and to turn over the bags to him at the end of the day. The trash collector did as the officer asked in order to not mix the garbage once he collected the defendant’s garbage. The officer searched through the garbage and found items indicative of narcotics use. The officer then recited the information that was obtained from the trash in an affidavit in support of a warrant to search the defendant’s home. The officer encountered the defendant at the house later that day upon execution of the warrant. The officer found quantities of cocaine and marijuana during the search and arrested the defendant on felony narcotics charges.

Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:

1. Identify the constitutional amendment that would govern Officer Jones’ actions.
2. Analyze the validity and constitutionality of officer’s Jones’ actions. 
3. Discuss if Officer Jones’ actions were justified under the doctrines of plain view, abandonment, open fields, or border searches.
4. Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Research and analyze procedures governing the process of arrest through trial. 
• Critically debate the Constitutional safeguards of key Amendments with specific attention to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments.
• Describe the difference between searchers, warrantless searches, and stops. 
• Write clearly and concisely about the criminal procedure using proper writing mechanics. 

Case Study

Aim of assessment

The aim of this assessment is to increase students’ understanding of how microorganisms can cause
health breakdown, and the role of relevant pharmacological interventions in the recovery processes.

Students will explore various modes of transmission, relevant characteristics of pathogens and the

importance of breaking the chain of infection. This assessment facilitates the development of the
following skills: critical appraisal of the nurse’s role in infection control, literature searching, and
academic writing and referencing.

Details

Students are provided with a hypothetical case study to read and answer questions relating to it.
Students should draw on relevant literature to support their answers and use the APA style for
references. Please note that each answer can be between 160 and 280 words but the total word
count (excluding references) for all answers should not exceed 1200 words.

Case Study:

Mary Smith, 21 years old, is admitted to the ward with an infected laceration on her left foot. Mary was
at a beach resort four days ago, when she trod on a broken glass bottle and sustained a deep 2 cm
long jagged laceration over the lateral aspect of her left foot. She used her handkerchief to bandage
the wound. This morning the wound was extremely painful, swollen and had a discharge that had an
unpleasant smell.

On inspection of the wound the following observations were made:

Painful and gaping wound that felt warm when touched, with red and swollen edges.
Purulent discharge.

Awound swab was taken for culture and sensitivity. A stat dose of ceftriaxone 1g was administered
IVI immediately.

She was then commenced on oral cephalexin 5oomg to be taken every 6 hours before being sent
home.

Answer the following questions:

1. Describe the physiological basis for the appearance of Mary’s wound.(10 Marks)
2. Explain TWO likely sources for the contamination of the wound and the mode of transmission
of the microorganism from each source.(10 Marks)
Culture and sensitivity test confirmed the microorganism infecting the wound to be Staphylococcus
aureus. The drug cephalexin was discontinued and replaced with oral dicloxacillin 500 mg every 6
hours.
3. Explain the rationale for the initial choice of antibiotics, and then indicate why the subsequent
change in antibiotic therapy. State any TWO common adverse reactions to dicloxacillin (10
Marks)
4. Describe the process by which Mary’s wound will heal.(5 Marks)