Exam 6: Searches and Seizures of Property

The U.S.Supreme Court has held that "______" is the standard for measuring the scope of consent to a search.

What is the purpose of an inventory, and why is warrant not required in order for one to be conducted?

In Coolidge v.New Hampshire, the Supreme Court held that a warrant issued by the ______ of New Hampshire was invalid.

The U.S.Supreme Court has held what in regard to the search of a suspect's crotch area?

Which of the following authority to consent examples is accurate?

The area of immediate control is commonly referred to as the ______.

All of the following are reasons the U.S.Supreme Court adopted the bright-line rule in regard to a search incident to arrest except ______.

Which of the following best describes the rules addressing how long officers must wait after a knock and announcement before breaking into a building?

Identify the three explanations that typically are offered for the knock-and-announce rule.

The particularity requirement must identify which of the following?

What level of proof is needed to establish that a suspect consented to a voluntary search?

If a suspect is given a citation for an offense for which they could have been arrested, the issuing officer can conduct a "search incident to citation" just as a search incident to arrest.

In which of the following court cases did the U.S.Supreme Court uphold the reasonableness of anticipatory search warrants?

One aspect of a granted warrant may be that it must be carried out at a certain time of day.

Which of the following is a reasonable amount of time to wait before an officer forcibly enters the home after notifying the inhabitants of his presence?

Which of the court cases significantly modified the bright-line rule?

Voluntariness, as required for consent, is determined using which test?

Explain the concept and justifications for warrantless searches incident to arrest.How does this concept apply to automobiles? What can and cannot be searched in an automobile? Why?

Determining whether the consent is truly voluntarily given can be tricky.Explain some of the rules/guidelines the Court has used in the past.Imagine this hypothetical: A suspect is pulled over by the police.He has a moderately long rap sheet.Police approach the vehicle and think they smell marijuana and ask once for permission to search the vehicle.The suspect appears nervous but then says, "Yeah, whatever." Has the suspect truly given voluntary consent? Explain and support your answer.

In which of the following scenarios is it most likely that voluntary consent to submit to a search will be found?