Exam 5: Stop and Frisk and Stationhouse Detention

In Brigham City Utah v. Charles Stuart and Others (2006), involving police entering a home without a warrant where teenagers were partying, drinking, and officers observed an altercation occurring inside the home, the Supreme Court ruled that:

Examples of direct evidence that police can use to build probable cause include: I. tip from a reliable informant. II. DNA profile. III. suspect fleeing an officer. IV. suspect making furtive movements.

A study of probable cause determinations by magistrates, conducted by Professor Abraham Goldstein, found that: I. most magistrates devote very little time to appraising the affidavit's sufficiency. II. the police often engaged in "magistrate shopping." III. magistrates never called witnesses other than the police officer seeking the Warrant. IV. magistrates often asked officers questions about the information presented in the warrant application and affidavit.

Make a list of facts officers can take into account in building probable cause. What use can officers make of hearsay in building probable cause?

In building probable cause, police officers may rely on: I. direct information II. hearsay III. corroborated anonymous tips IV. tips from informants

A written, sworn statement submitted to a magistrate by a police officer seeking an arrest or search warrant is called a(n) .

Most cases demand that arrest warrants identify the person to be arrested:

When an official takes a person into custody and holds him for anywhere between a few hours to a few days to answer for a criminal charge, the official has conducted:

According to the Supreme Court in Draper v. U.S., involving a narcotics arrest based on an informant's description of a suspect:

Victims and witnesses are the source of most hearsay information the police obtain.

Facts and circumstances which lead a reasonable officer to believe a crime has been, is being, or is about to be committed constitutes ____________________.

The objective basis necessary for a police officer to make an arrest is ____________.

Police can arrest a suspect in the suspect's home without a warrant if there are __________ circumstances that would justify such an arrest.

Which of the following types of information do courts refuse to accept alone as sufficient information to establish probable cause to arrest? I. anonymous tips II. victim informant's information III. direct information of officers IV. citizen informant's information

Police can never arrest someone for a minor traffic offense.

All arrests must be supported by ____________________.

In Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, the Supreme Court ruled that:

There is a bright line difference between an arrest and a stop.

Whether Fourth Amendment seizures are stops or arrests depends on: I. duration. II. invasiveness. III. location. IV. officer's subjective intent.

In building probable cause, police officers may rely on what they: I. see. II. hear. III. smell. IV. taste.