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Unreasonable search and seizures are prohibited by the __________.

Fourth Amendment.

A writ of "certiorari" __________.

Allows appellate courts to review the record of a lower court case.

Which U.S Supreme Court made the exclusionary rule applicable to criminal prosecutions at the state level?

Warren Court.

Which of the following requires that incriminating evidence be seized by police according to the constitutional specifications of due process or it will not be allowed as evidence in court?



A) Seizure Rule.


B) Due Process Rule.


C) Exclusionary Rule.


D) Procedural Rule.

C) Exclusionary Rule.

Which U.S. Supreme Court case was responsible for the creation of the exclusionary rule?

Weeks vs. U.S.



(Interesting Fact: Weeks was illegally selling lottery tickets via the mail. Cops searched the place w/o warrant, and found evidence. Conviction overturned. Occurred in 1914)

__________ holds that evidence of an offense that is collected or obtained by law enforcement officers in violation of a defendant's constitutional rights is inadmissible for use in a criminal prosecution in a court of law.

Exclusionary Rule.

A legal principle that excludes from introduction at trial any evidence later developed as a result of an illegal search or seizure is called __________.

Fruit of the Poisonous Tree Doctrine.

Which Supreme Court case has become the basis for "stop and frisk?"

Terry vs. Ohio.

Which of the following is NOT an area of communication the ECPA deals specifically with?



A) wiretaps and bugs.


B) pen registers that record the numbers dialed from a telephone.


C) tracing devices that determine the number from which a call emanates.


D) GPS tracking.

D) GPS tracking.

The 1985 U.S.Supreme Court case "U.S. v. Leon" established __________.

The Good-Faith Exception.

Which of the following is NOT a justification for emergency warrantless searches?



A) danger of the removal or destruction of evidence.


B) danger to property.


C) danger to life.


D) Danger to escape.

C) Danger to property.

Which Supreme Court ruling applied the principles developed in "Weeks v. U.S." to trials in state courts?

Mapp vs. Ohio.

Which famous 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case provided for the advisement of rights to criminal suspects prior to questioning?

Miranda v. Arizona

Which 1939 Supreme Court case addressed physical abuse as a means of obtaining a confession?

Brown v. Mississippi

Which amendment guarantees against self-incrimination?

The Fifth Amendment.

In __________, the U.S. Supreme Court stated that considerations of public safety can be overriding and negate the need for rights advisement prior to limited questioning.

New York v. Quarles

The U.S. Supreme Court decided in "Illinois v. Perkins" that __________ .

Inmates freely talking about their crimes to an undercover officer posing as an inmate are not protected by "Miranda."

During which Supreme Court Justice's tenure did the rights of individuals expand dramatically?

Earl Warren.

__________ cases produce substantial changes both in the understanding of the requirements of due process and in the practical day-to-day operations of the justice system.

Landmark cases.

An officer's authority to detain occupants of a dwelling incident to the execution of a valid search warrant is __________.

Absolute and Unqualified.

Jake and Mary are married and own their home. The police come to the house and ask for permission to search the house for drugs. Jake gives his consent to the search, but Mary says no because she has hidden some drugs in the kitchen. The police come in and search, over Mary's objection, since Jake said it was okay. They find Mary's drugs. What will happen in the ensuing trial?

The drugs cannot be used at Mary's trial because she did not give consent to the search,

Which of the following is NOT one of the major areas of due-process requirements of relevance to the police?



A) Evidence and investigation.
B) Incarceration.
C) Arrest.
D) Interrogation.

B) Incarceration.

Which U.S. Supreme Court case made the exclusionary rule applicable to seizures for federal officers?

Weeks v. U.S.

"Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. U.S." is responsible for describing what principles of the Fourth Amendment processes?

Fruit of the Poisonous Tree Doctrine.



(This doctrine stops any evidence that was gained from an illegal search or seizure from being relevant in the courtroom.)

A(n) __________ warrant is issued based on probably cause to believe that evidence of a crime, while not currently at the place described, will likely be there when the warrant is executed.

Anticipatory warrant.

In which of the following cases to the U.S. Supreme Court extend the protection against warrantless searches to overnight guests residing in the home of another?



A) Brady v. U.S.
B) Minnesota v. Olson
C) Miranda v. Arizona
D) U.S. v. Leon

B) Minnesota v. Olson

Probably cause is __________.

A set of facts that cause a reasonable person to believe that a person committed a specific crime.

Which of the following Supreme Court cases diminished the scope of the exclusionary rule?



A) Hayes v. Florida
B) Illinois v. Rodriguez
C) Aguilar v. Texas
D) Miranda v. Arizona

B) Illinois v. Rodriguez

Which 1987 Supreme Court case supported the use of evidence obtained with a search warrant that was inaccurate in its specifics?

Maryland v. Garrison

Which of the following Supreme Court cases determined that "inadvertence" is no longer a necessary condition to ensure the legitimacy of seizure under the plain-view doctrine?



A) Illinois v. Krull
B) Maryland v. Garrison
C) Horton v. California
D) Chimel v. California

C) Horton v. California

In 2005, __________ was appointed CHief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

John G. Roberts

The plain-view doctrine was set out in __________.

Harris v. U.S.

Which of the following Supreme Court cases set the "free to leave" test?



A) Mapp v. Ohio
B) U.S. v. Mendenhall
C) Chimel v. California
D) Illinois v. Perkins

B) U.S. v. Mendenhall

In which of the following cases was it established that an officer must have an arrest warrant to enter a suspect's private residence, unless the suspect gives consent or there are other emergency circumstances?



A) Stansbury v. California


B) Ashcraft v. Tennessee


C) U.S. v. Mendenhall
D) Payton v. New York

D) Payton v. New York

__________ is the belief, based on a consideration of the facts at hand and on reasonable inferences drawn from those facts that would induce an ordinary prudent and cautious person under the same circumstances to conclude that criminal activity is taking place or that criminal activity has recently occurred.

Reasonable suspicion.

In the case of "U.S. v. Sokolow," the Supreme Court ruled that the legitimacy of stopping and detaining the suspect for investigative purposed when there is probably cause lacking, must be according to __________ criterion.

Totality of circumstances.

In which of the following cases did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that the suspect of a robbery could not be ordered to undergo surgery because such a magnitude of intrusion into his body was unacceptable under the right to privacy guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment?



A) Olmstead v. U.S.
B) U.S. v. Montoya de Hernandez
C) Hayes v. Florida
D) Winston v. Lee

D) Winston v. Lee

In "Wells," the court held that __________ authorizing the search of a vehicle for inventory purposes were necessary before such a discovery could be legitimate?

Standardized criteria.

Which of the following Supreme Court cases is concerned with the search incident to lawful arrest?



A) Maryland v. Garrison
B) Illinois v. Krull
C) U.S. v. Robinson
D) U.S. v. Irizarry

C) U.S. v. Robinson

Police officers are not allowed to randomly stop citizens for questioning when they don't suspect them of breaking the law. This rule was established in __________.

Brown v. Texas

An officer knocks on the door of a suspected drug dealer, who invites the officer into the house. While in the kitchen, the officer notices a small marijuana plant on the windowsill. The officer may seize the plant under the __________ doctrine.

Plain-view.

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court recognize the need for emergency searches without a warrant?



A) Arkansas v. Sanders
B) Mincey v. Arizona
C) Maryland v. Buie
D) Warden v. Hayden

D) Warden v. Hayden

In "California v. Carney" (1985), the Court extended police authority to conduct warrantless searches of vehicles to include __________.

Motor homes.

What legal concept provides the basis for suspicionless searches when public safety is at issue?

Compelling interest.

The applicability of constitutional rights to all citizens, regardless of state law of procedure, is guaranteed by the __________ Amendment.

Fourteenth.

Which of the following cases emphasizes the totality of circumstances approach?



A) U.S. v. Leon
B) Mapp v. Ohio
C) Brown v. Mississippi
D) Illinois v. Gates

D) Illinois v. Gates

To elicit a confession, police departments cannot hire professionals skilled in the art of psychological manipulation because of the decision in the case of __________.
Leyra v. Denno
Which of the following U.S. Supreme Court cases held that electronic eavesdropping was a search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment?

A) Olmstead v. U.S.
B) Schmerber v. California
C) Katz v. U.S.
D) Lee v. Florida
D) Lee v. Florida
Which case established the minimization requirement for electronic surveillance?
U.S. v. Scott
What two principles are considered "Miranda" triggers?
Custody and interrogation