Exam 11: Search and Seizure of Vehicles and Containers

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A warrant is not required for an inventory that occurs in the field before a vehicle is impounded,but a warrant is required to justify an inventory that takes place after the vehicle is impounded.

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If an officer has probable cause to search a container after the container has been removed from a vehicle

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Officers lawfully arrested the occupants of an auto and,after impounding it,began an inventory of the contents of the vehicle.One officer picked up a jacket on the front seat where an occupant had been sitting and noticed on the seat a burned cigarette which appeared to the officer to be marijuana.The officer's action

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For the automobile exception to be met regarding a search,two criteria must be met.First,the officer must believe that the automobile must contain illegal contraband,and secondly,the vehicle must be ________ such that it can be _______________.

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Which of the following is a true statement?

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Which of the following is not a reason for allowing an inventory of an impounded vehicle?

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Officers may seize contraband or other items subject to seizure that they observe open to view under the ___________ doctrine.

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?When a vehicle has been impounded,police

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Police observe a suspect carrying a brown paper package leave an apartment known to contain marijuana.The package is the same size as packages of marijuana they had seen earlier that day.The individual under observation places the bag in the trunk of his car and starts to drive away.Fearing the loss of evidence,officers stop him.At this time,officers who wish to search the car for marijuana

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For an inventory to be constitutional,the full search of the vehicle must be limited to areas of the vehicle that can contain evidence of the crime for which the suspect was arrested.

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If an officer has probable cause to believe that contraband is contained within a briefcase which is in the passenger compartment of an automobile,the officer may search

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Whether a driver or passenger can challenge the police on a particular search of his/her vehicle under the automobile exception depends on:

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Owners or renters of a vehicle and those riding with them have standing under the Fourth Amendment to challenge a search of a vehicle they recently occupied.

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For an inventory to be constitutional

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Define probable cause and how it relates to the exception regarding automobile searches.

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A person has a lesser expectation of privacy in a car than in a residence because

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Unless ____________________ exist,an inventory search of a vehicle must be conducted at the time of impoundment,not before impoundment.

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While the Carroll doctrine allows for a search of the vehicle,the doctrine does not generally permit a search of ___________________________.

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Police have information that armed robbers carrying the fruits of the crime fled a robbery scene in a light blue compact station wagon.Four men,wearing certain clothing,were said to be in the vehicle.The police stopped a vehicle fitting the description and arrested the four occupants who matched the descriptions.The officers drove the car to the police station garage.The officers

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Which of the following is not an important consideration in justifying the search of a vehicle under the Carroll doctrine?

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