Exam 6: Searches in General

The ________ concerns the ability of law enforcement officials to make searches within the guidelines of the Fourth Amendment.

Which of the following case law decisions is the most significant for probationers and parolees?

The ________ does not prohibit a warrantless search and seizure of trash left for collection in an area accessible to the public.

The Fourth Amendment does not permit a blanket exception to the knock-and-announce requirement when executing a felony drug warrant.

A warrant must be obtained for crime scene investigations that do not create exigent circumstances, regardless of the seriousness of the offense.

In ________, the Supreme Court held that an arrest warrant does not authorize entry into another person's residence where the suspect may be found.

The Court recognizes that searches and seizures inside a home without a warrant are presumptively unreasonable unless an exigency exists. Which of the following is not an exigency recognized by the Court?

If the search yields items that may lawfully be seized, then a seizure takes place.

A(n) ________ warrant is a warrant issued based upon an affidavit showing probable cause that at some future time such evidence of crime will be found at a certain place.

Most seizures are made with a warrant.

The Fourth Amendment requires officers to knock and announce before entering a dwelling unless there are ________ circumstances.

Searches of places belonging to third parties are permissible as long as reasonable suspicion exists to believe that evidence of someone's guilt or other items subject to seizure will be found.

In Hudson v. Michigan, the Court held the purpose of the "knock-and-announce" rule was to:

A warrant that is overbroad in describing the place to be searched, but is based on a reasonable, although mistaken, belief of the officer, is valid.

As decided in United States v. Banks, after knocking and announcing their presence and intention to search, how long do police officers have to wait before forcing entry into a home to execute a search warrant for drugs?

A warrant is valid only if issued by a neutral and detached ________.

A search is limited to homes, buildings, apartments, or other enclosed places.

The Fourth Amendment prohibits police officers from conducting a search of a parolee without suspicion.

The no-knock entry is reasonable if officers have ________ that obeying the knock-and-announce rule would be dangerous or futile or would hamper effective investigation.

A(n) ________ is defined as the exploration or examination of an individual's house, premises, or person, to discover things or items that may be used by the government for evidence in a criminal prosecution.