Does a search warrant need to be broad and specific?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Bakhshekooei, 110 F.3d 70 (9th Cir. 1997):
All the Appellants contend that the search warrants do not pass constitutional muster because they were not sufficiently specific in describing the items and documents to be searched and seized. "To determine whether a warrant lacks sufficient specificity, we must examine both the warrant's particularity and its breadth." United States v. Kow, 58 F.3d 423, 426 (9th Cir.1995).
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