Title: Fleeting or Evanescent Evidence Lawyers | LegalMatch
Headings: Fleeting or Evanescent Evidence Lawyers
Fleeting or Evanescent Evidence Lawyers
What is Fleeting or Evanescent Evidence?
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What Are Some Examples of Evanescent Evidence?
What if the Police Have Illegally Seized My Property?
Do I Need a Lawyer for Issues with Evanescent Evidence?

Content: Fleeting or evanescent evidence refers to evidence that is at risk of being destroyed or disappearing and cannot be easily recontructed through demonstrative evidence. Of course,destroying this evidence is a crime in and of itself known as spoilation of evidence. Evanescent evidence is mainly referred to in connection with warrantless searches; the term is usually stated as “the evanescent evidence exception to the warrant requirement.” Usually, the police need a search warrant before they can seize evidence of a crime. However, under the evanescent or fleeting evidence exception, police can seize evidence without a warrant if the evidence poses a risk of being lost. The idea is that the evanescent must be seized immediately and therefore the police do not have time to secure a formal warrant. This is especially true if the suspect has made attempts to destroy evidence before a warrant is secured. This is very similar to the idea of “hot pursuit” – that is, police also do not need an arrest warrant if the suspect has taken flight and they are in hot pursuit of the culprit. Contents
What Are Some Examples of Evanescent Evidence?