Exam 3: Searches and Seizures

The U.S.Supreme Court has a variety of rules regarding the use of technology to aid law enforcement officers as they apply to the expectation of privacy and the Fourth Amendment.Explain the rules as they have been explained to you in Chapter 3 and explain why the Court has made these decisions.

Firearms are an example of contraband.

Which of the following is an example of no expectation of privacy according to Fourth Amendment search?

The standard of justification is ______ for a full body search for weapons or evidence.

A voluntary contact between the police and a citizen is referred to as which of the following?

Provide an example of evidence of criminal activity.

All of the following were identified as examples of cases where the Supreme Court held that there was no Fourth Amendment seizure except ______.

Curtilage has no expectation of privacy from aerial surveillance.

Which of the following Amendments permits law enforcement officers to question suspects?

The majority decision in Olmstead v.United States held the wiretapping constitutional because ______.

To seize an item via the plain view doctrine, an officer must be legally situated and have probable cause that the object is evidence of criminal activity.

The greater the interference with an individual's freedom, the greater the factual burden that must be satisfied by the police to justify the stop.

All of the following are court-recognized categories of police-citizen interaction except ______.

When a law enforcement officer intentionally takes hold of a suspect with the intent to prevent the individual from leaving, it is considered a ______.

Which of the following would constitute a violation of the expectation of privacy of the curtilage to a home as it applies to the Fourth Amendment?

In Texas v.Brown, the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that the use of a ______ did not constitute a Fourth Amendment search.

The U.S.Supreme Court has stated that when talking with a "false friend" who happens to be an undercover officer, a citizen has a reasonable expectation of privacy.

If a person abandons a locked suitcase, the suitcase itself can be examined but not the items inside.

An officer stops a car for speeding.After approaching the vehicle, he detects the distinct scent of marijuana.He notices a baggy that appears to contain marijuana on the dashboard.Can he seize the bag?

Which of the following statements regarding the Florida v.Bostick case is true?