Exam 5: Law of Arrest

Once an arrest warrant has been issued, any officer from any jurisdiction can execute that warrant.

Police authority to arrest is usually given by state statute.

An officer attempts to arrest an individual. That individual flees and avoids arrest. At this point, an arrest has technically occurred.

Arrest has a precise definition given by the United States Supreme Court in 1984.

When executing a warrant, the officer must notify the offender that he or she is executing an arrest warrant.

In order to extend a deprivation of liberty after an arrest, a ____________ must occur.

In order for an arrest to occur, the offender must _______________.

A _____________ is the official that must sign and issue an arrest warrant.

A(n) ____________ involves the taking, seizing, or detaining of a person by an officer armed with the authority of the law with the intention of taking the person into custody.

A _______________ is a crime that is punishable by death or imprisonment in a state prison.

____________ give state officers the authority to arrest.

An officer can arrest an offender for an unwitnessed misdemeanor when that officer does not possess an arrest warrant.

The standard of __________________ must be satisfied in order to affect a valid warrantless arrest.

Probable cause is necessary to secure an arrest warrant.

In order to perform a warrantless arrest for a misdemeanor offense, the _________________.

The Supreme Court has never applied 4^th Amendment protections against state-initiated arrests.

In order for an arrest to occur, a warrant is always necessary.

A misdemeanor is a crime that carries a punishment that is ______________.

All states have the same statutes and procedures for effecting an arrest.

The case of _________________ applied the same constitutional standards to both federal and state arrest procedures.