Good, now it is as open-ended as a the rest of the amendments. Welcome to our nightmare.
It sounds to me like the burden is reduced slightly for law enforcement. It doesn't make sense that not including a middle name on a warrant means that an incriminating seizure done under that warrant should be thrown out.
Let not pretend that that the US legal system doesn't go out of its way to protect people who are legitimately in the wrong. This will just adjust the balance back in favor of those whom crimes have been commited against. Unless that crime was commited by the government, in which case this will aggravate the situation more thoroughtly.
We'll se how it works and take issue with it if it proves to be a source primarily ofcorruption in law enforcement rather than a rational reduction in absurd warrant requirements after they have been issued.
Judge - "I'm sorry, officer, but this warrant named the defendant as a double-ended dildo salesman - this is clearly a quad-ender and therefore the seizure is void. He goes free. Better luck next time"
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