Exam 4: Obtaining Evidence and the Fourth Amendment

A hotel room is considered a house for purposes of the Fourth Amendment.

Generally, the use of a device that enhances the senses, instead of replaces the senses, is not considered a search.

Literally millions of pages of text are devoted to the interpretation of the Fourth Amendment.

Courts rarely look at individuals' subjective expectation of privacy, opting instead to focus on a more general societal expectation of privacy.

This court case ruled that the conversation that took place between the defendant in the case and a government official did not qualify as an unlawful search as the defendant was knowingly and voluntarily in the official's suite.

This interpretation of the warrant clause says warrants should always be secured whenever it is practical to do so.

Interpretation of the warrant clause in the Fourth Amendment addresses the meaning of "reasonableness."

Persons traveling in an automobile on public thoroughfares have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their movements from one place to another

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court rule that searches should be evaluated based upon expectations of privacy rather than property interests?

Lawful vantage points include

This interpretation of the warrant clause says there must be a warrant to permit search, barring only inherent limitations upon that requirement when there is a good excuse for not getting a search warrant.

Administrative justification requires probable cause but not reasonable suspicion.

In this case, the Supreme Court declared that searches by regulatory officials conducting health and safety inspections can be considered governmental actions.

Which of the following is not a factor in distinguishing between open fields and curtilage?

The Fourth Amendment contains two basic clauses:

The term "seizure" has a dual meaning. What are they?

Which court case established the four separate factors of distinguishing between open fields and curtilage as a result of police climbing over several fences where they looked inside the defendant's barn?

People always enjoy a reasonable expectation of privacy in their homes.