Over the weekend, a Bartow high school teacher was arrested for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia (a grinder). \u00a0WFLA channel 8 is reporting that Polk County Sheriff deputies allegedly went to the teacher’s house in response to a tip that the teacher was in possession of the marijuana. \u00a0Once the deputies arrived, they alleged smelled the odor of marijuana and searched the house according to the news report.<\/p>\n
Because the arrest just occurred, I was not able to get a copy of the actual police report, but there appears to be some issues with this search and whether it was lawful. \u00a0A search can be conducted if someone consents to the search. \u00a0You have a constitutional right to NOT give consent to search to law enforcement. \u00a0If no consent was given in this case, law enforcement needs some other legal reason to be able to search the home.<\/p>\n