CRIJ 2394 - Courts And Criminal Procedure (Lesson 2 Exam)

Evanescent evidence is evidence that:

May disappear or vanish quickly

Part of the search incident to arrest exception of the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement that allows officers to search not only the suspect incident to arrest, but also their "grabbing area", which is known as _____________.

the Armspan rule

In which case did the Court say the Fourth Amendment "protects people, not places"?

Katz v. United States (1967)

The scope of a consent search is:

Limited to the type of consent given

Government action alone is not enough to trigger Fourth Amendment rights. Government searches must also infringe on a person's:

Reasonable expectation of privacy

Which standard of justification is necessary for stop and frisk activities?

Reasonable suspicion

The first part of the Fourth Amendment, "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated . . ." is referred to as the:

Reasonableness clause

Which of the following are restrictions police must follow when executing a search warrant?

(All of these) 1) Execution of a search warrant should take place promptly after its issuance 2) Judges commonly restrict the service of warrants to the daytime hours 3) Once the item in the warrant has been discovered, the search must be terminated

For a consent search to be constitutionally valid, the consent must be:

(All of these) 1) Not the result of duress 2) Freely given 3) Voluntary

Which of the following is an essential component of an arrest or search warrant?

(All of these) 1) Showing of probable cause is required. 2) It must conform to the Fourth Amendment's particularity requirement. 3) It must be issued by a neutral and detached magistrate.

The Fourth Amendment protects which of the following from unreasonable searches and seizures?

(All) Persons, Houses, Papers and effects

Who are considered government officials within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment?

(All) Unarmed police officers, Public school teachers, and Fire inspectors

A frisk requires:

(all of the above) 1) a stop first take place 2) reasonable suspicion that a person is armed and dangerous 3) justification apart from that required for a stop

The case that established a search by private individuals is not protected by the Fourth Amendment is:

Burdeau v. McDowell

Which Supreme Court case stated that there is "no reasonable expectation of privacy" for garbage on public streets that is "readily accessible to animals, children, scavengers, snoops, and other members of the public."

California v. Greenwood

In which case did the Supreme Court find that respondents could have no reasonable expectation of privacy for abandoned property?

California v. Greenwood (1988)

Which U.S. Supreme Court case allowed searches of vehicles, but only under certain circumstances?

Carroll vs. United States (1925)

A Supreme Court case that gives an example of when officers can enter a home without a search warrant based on exigent circumstances is:

Chimel v. California

An example of a case where the evidence was thrown out because the search warrant was not signed by a neutral and detached magistrate is:

Coolidge vs. New Hampshire (1971)

The area immediately surrounding the home is protected by the Fourth Amendment and is known as:

Curtilage

Which of the following is NOT a type of emergency situation recognized by the courts that authorizes law enforcement to act without a warrant?

Inconvenient to obtain a warrant

The right to no unreasonable searches and seizures is found in:

Fourth Admendment

Which case declared that the use of informants is not a violation of the Fourth Amendment, as long as they were invited to the conversation?

Hoffa v. U.S.

Examples of administrative searches include all of the following EXCEPT:

Hot pursuit

The Fourth Amendment requirement that a warrant give a detailed description of the place to be searched and the things to be seized is called the __________________________.

Particularity clause

_________ is evidence that a reasonable person would believe a crime has been committed AND there is reason to believe evidence of that crime will be located in the place to be searched.

Probable cause

Which is NOT one of the four types of warrantless searches?

Searches based on local laws

Which of the following cases established rules for police actions are based on reasonable suspicion?

Terry v. Ohio

When individuals __________ share information with third parties, they cannot have a reasonable expectation of privacy because the third parties could easily turn the information over to authorities.

Voluntarily

Which Supreme Court case established that officers can perform a warrantless search in exigent circumstances of hot pursuit?

Warden vs. Hayden (1967)