Exam 6: Searches and Seizures of Property

A young man was walking home at night when he passed a police car.The officer inside had previously arrested the young man for drug possession.The young man raised his hands in the air and proclaimed that he was clean this time.The officer got out of the car and began to search the young man.Did the young man consent to the search?

The knock-and-announce rule has roots in ______ law.

A search incident to an arrest is required to be ______

Knock and talk searches are always considered constitutional, even when police officers are drawing their weapons.

How can you differentiate the warrantless search of an automobile from the warrant requirement to search luggage outside the automobile?

The area of immediate control commonly is referred to as the grab area or lunging area.

A search will likely be deemed constitutional if police obtained permission from an individual that they reasonably but mistakenly believed to have common authority in a home.

Police observe a suspect with a bag they believe (with probable cause) to be carrying drugs.The suspect places the bag in the trunk of the car and drives away.When the police stop the vehicle, where can they look to find the drugs?

Two roommates share an apartment, sharing all rooms except their separate bedrooms.One roommate can grant consent to search all of the following rooms except ______.

Identify the three purposes of searches incident to an arrest.

In which of the following scenarios voluntary consent to submit to a search will most likely be found except ______.

All of the following are explanations frequently cited as justification for the knock-and-announce rule except ______.

Which of the following searches incident to arrest is most likely to be ruled unconstitutional?

Requiring the police to obtain a warrant before undertaking every search may endanger the police and public.

An employer may give consent to a search of all areas other than those with a high expectation of privacy, such as a locked desk drawer in an office.

Warrants authorizing the interception of any wire, oral, or electronic communication must include all of the following except ______.

The U.S.Supreme Court has held that only weapons, narcotics, and other items that have an "immediately apparent" connection to a crime can be seized as a result of a search incident to arrest.

Explain the knock-and-announce rule.Where did it originate from? What are some of the explanations that are offered for the rule and in which situations is the rule not required?

Which actor in the criminal justice system is required to prove voluntariness of consent?

The U.S.Supreme Court has ruled that officers are required to inform individuals of their rights to refuse to consent to a search.