Exam 2: Rules of Evidence and Arrest

The connection between a fact offered as evidence and the issue to be proved is known as _____.

This doctrine permits investigators to observe and seize evidence without a warrant if the officer is lawfully in a position from which an object and the incriminating character of the object are immediately apparent. This exception to the search warrant requirement is known as: _____.

When a wanted fugitive is apprehended in another state, the fugitive has a right to a legal hearing in which the prosecution must demonstrate the probable cause for the return of the fugitive to the state where the crime occurred. These proceedings are known as:

In emergency situations an investigator can obtain a search warrant by telephone.

_____ cause exists when enough facts exists that would lead a reasonable and prudent person to believe that criminal activity is fairly probable.

In the interest of public safety, vehicles are frequently taken into police custody, such as when reported stolen or when used in the commission of a crime. These vehicles may be examined, inside and out, and any evidence of a crime may be lawfully seized under which theory of law?

The application for a search warrant must be supported by _____ or _____.

Officers who are lawfully in a residence due to hot pursuit of a fleeing suspect may search the entire residence for other persons who may pose a threat to the officers.

The restrictions regarding unreasonable search and seizure apply to private persons as well as the police.

A reasonable belief that evidence may be immediately destroyed would justify a search without a warrant based upon _____ circumstances.

The _____ rule is applied when investigators violated a person's rights by conducting and unlawful search and seizure.

Search warrants must be executed within a prescribed period of time, usually within 10 days.

Officers who are lawfully in a residence due to hot pursuit of a fleeing suspect may search the entire residence for items of evidence.

A temporary stop and frisk detention is justified based upon a _____ suspicion that criminal activity is occurring.

The U.S. Supreme Court has held that a police officer may temporarily detain a person for questioning if the officer has reasonable suspicion that criminal activity may be involved. The person may also be patted down for weapons. This police action is known as: _____.

Officers responding to an emergency situation, such as a shooting within a residence, may seize items of evidence in the residence that are in plain view.

The decision to charge a suspect with a crime is the duty of which person in the criminal justice system?

The U.S. Supreme Court created the motor vehicle exception to the warrant requirement due to vehicles' _____.

The method the courts use to uphold the constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, as well as to control the investigator's actions and prevent illegally obtained evidence from being used at trial, is known as the: _____.

Investigators who have established probable cause that evidence is likely to be at a certain place may make a warrantless entry into the premises if what type of conditions exist?