Exam 8: Police and Constitutional Law.

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Which doctrine permits officers to notice and use as evidence items that are visible to them when they are in a location that they are permitted to be?

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Officer Goldman responds to a call of an active shooter during a home invasion at a local residence. Officer Goldman arrives on the scene and quickly surveys the residence. He and his partner immediately enter the home and see the suspect. They command the suspect to drop his weapon, and the suspect responds by dropping the weapon. Officer Goldman arrests the suspect and searches his person. -After the suspect was taken into custody and the victims were taken to receive medical care,Officer Goldman's partners most likely would need to obtain a(n)_________ to collect all the remaining evidence to prosecute the case.

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The U.S.Supreme Court ruled that officers are permitted to intrude on private lands that are open areas in the case of ____________________.

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The totality of circumstances test is used to determine if sufficient evidence exists for a search warrant.

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Police officers need to obtain a warrant before searching the trunk of a car.

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Explain the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule.

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____________________ means that the officers acted with the honest belief that they were following the proper rules and therefore are not subject to the exclusionary rule.

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The U.S.Supreme Court created the stop-and-frisk exception in ____________________.

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Chief Justice ____________________ established the Miranda warnings.

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The Supreme Court ruled in Chimel v.California (1969)that in order to preserve evidence and protect the safety of the officer and the public after a lawful arrest,the arrestee and the immediate area around the arrestee may be searched for weapons and criminal evidence.

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If people consent to a search,officers do not need probable cause or even any level of suspicion to justify the search.

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The exclusionary rule increases the legal protection for criminal defendants.

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In what case did the U.S.Supreme Court decide that the plain view doctrine permits officers to notice and use as evidence items that are visible to them when they are in a location that they are permitted to be?

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Which of the following is not a factor in determining if suspicion exists to justify a search by a Custom and Border Patrol officer?

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The U.S.Supreme Court applied the Fourth Amendment to the states in

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A stop is defined as a brief interference with a person's freedom of movement.

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In Nix v.Williams (1984),the U.S.Supreme Court established the inevitable discovery exception to the exclusionary rule.

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The U.S.Supreme Court developed the stop-and-frisk exception,whereby a police officer could pat down a suspicious person without a warrant,in the landmark case of

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When officers are in hot pursuit of a fleeing suspected felon,they need to stop to seek a warrant and thereby risk permitting the suspect to get away.

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Police officers must provide Miranda warnings if they approach someone on the street and begin questioning.

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