Re: search warrants

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On 1/28/09, jaren wrote:
> Is there anyone who can tell me if a search warrant is bad
if it gets served after 10 days from the date it gets signed
by the judge?

Probably not. Unless there is a specific expiration date
included in the language of the warrant, it must be executed
within a "reasonable time." Ten days would be reasonable
under most any circumstance.

The most likely way to challenge a warrant's validity is the
affidavit its issuance was based on and the specificity of
the warrant as to place to be searched and items to be
searched for.