Alabama. Is it legal for the law to search my property on a verbal warrant from judge? When the law came to the door, I ask for the search warrant, they said that it was a verbal one from the judge and that I would recieve a copy on mon. Search was on sat nite. When asked what there reason was, they said that they had reason to suspect that methamphetamines were there. Found residue of weed in a tin container in a room that had been occupied by my brother. no charges were filed. nothing else found. Would this be considered an illegal search?