Question 1

Using the Carroll doctrine, as interpreted by the courts, explain any delays in searching that might be acceptable.

Accepted Answer

The Carroll doctrine, as interpreted by the courts, allows for certain delays in searching a vehicle if there is a reasonable suspicion that evidence of a crime is present. This means that law enforcement officers may delay a search if they have a reasonable belief that waiting for additional evidence or a warrant would result in the destruction or removal of evidence. Additionally, delays may be acceptable if there are safety concerns or if the search would unduly disrupt traffic or public order. However, these delays must be reasonable and justified based on the specific circumstances of the case. Ultimately, the courts will consider the reasonableness of any delays in searching a vehicle under the Carroll doctrine on a case-by-case basis.

Question 2

A(n) __________ process of an automobile is not considered a search for Fourth Amendment purposes because its object is not to find incriminating evidence as part of a criminal investigation.

Accepted Answer

inventory

Question 3

Which individual would have standing to challenge a particular search by police that was conducted based on the automobile exception?

Accepted Answer

A)  an unauthorized, unlicensed driver of a vehicle 
B)  a person not authorized to drive the car under the rental agreement or by the renter of the vehicle 
C)  a person authorized to drive a rental car under a rental contract that has expired 
D)  a passenger in the vehicle that is not the renter or owner 
A)  an unauthorized, unlicensed driver of a vehicle 
B)  a person not authorized to drive the car under the rental agreement or by the renter of the vehicle 
C)  a person authorized to drive a rental car under a rental contract that has expired 
D)  a passenger in the vehicle that is not the renter or owner C

Question 4

When faced with the possibility of impounding a vehicle, the officer has a constitutional requirement to choose a less intrusive means if it is available.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Detail the reasoning of the court regarding the search of a container found in a vehicle in the case of California v. Acevedo, 1991.

Accepted Answer

In the case of California v. Acevedo, 19

Question 6

During an inventory, an officer picks up a jacket from the seat of the vehicle. Underneath the jacket was a clear baggie containing drugs. The doctrine which allows the officer to seize the drug evidence is the plain view doctrine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When a vehicle has been impounded, police _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  have unlimited discretion in inventorying the vehicle 
B)  may inventory according to standard criteria established by their agency 
C)  may not inventory the vehicle unless there are valuables within it 
D)  may inventory the vehicle for evidence of a crime 
A)  have unlimited discretion in inventorying the vehicle 
B)  may inventory according to standard criteria established by their agency 
C)  may not inventory the vehicle unless there are valuables within it 
D)  may inventory the vehicle for evidence of a crime

Question 8

Drug Enforcement Agency agents heard uncorroborated information that a Dodge mini-motor home that has been seen throughout town but is currently parked behind a shopping center, was being used by a person exchanging marijuana for sex. They watched Charles, who they know to live in a nearby apartment, accompanied by a juvenile, enter the motor home and then close the shades on all the windows. More than an hour later the juvenile left and the agents stopped and questioned him. The juvenile confirmed that he received marijuana for sex. Agents returned and knocked on the door. Charles came out. How are the courts most likely to view the search of the motor home by the agents at this time?

Accepted Answer

A)  invalid without a warrant 
B)  invalid without the permission of Charles or a warrant 
C)  valid because of the consent of the youth 
D)  valid because the vehicle was mobile and not used as a residence 
A)  invalid without a warrant 
B)  invalid without the permission of Charles or a warrant 
C)  valid because of the consent of the youth 
D)  valid because the vehicle was mobile and not used as a residence

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the car is a personal effect rather than real property 
B)  a car travels public streets and its occupants are open to public view 
C)  a car is can serve as a residence and hold personal effects 
D)  a car can be an instrumentality of a crime 
A)  the car is a personal effect rather than real property 
B)  a car travels public streets and its occupants are open to public view 
C)  a car is can serve as a residence and hold personal effects 
D)  a car can be an instrumentality of a crime

Question 10

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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 readily__________ such that it can be moved to __________.

Accepted Answer

mobile; ou

Question 12

As detailed in United States v. Ross, 1982, explain the differences between the search of an entire vehicle versus a particular area of a vehicle.

Accepted Answer

In United States v. Ross, the Supreme Co

Question 13

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. How are the courts most likely to view the officer's action?

Accepted Answer

A)  a valid search under the Carroll doctrine. 
B)  an illegal warrantless search 
C)  justifiable as a plain view seizure during an inventory 
D)  valid because of exigency 
A)  a valid search under the Carroll doctrine. 
B)  an illegal warrantless search 
C)  justifiable as a plain view seizure during an inventory 
D)  valid because of exigency

Question 14

Police observe a suspect carrying a brown paper package leave an apartment that is known to sell 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. To proceed within legal limits, officers who wish to search the car for marijuana _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  may immediately search the whole car including all containers 
B)  may immediately open the trunk and search the package 
C)  may search the package only if they arrest the driver 
D)  cannot do so 
A)  may immediately search the whole car including all containers 
B)  may immediately open the trunk and search the package 
C)  may search the package only if they arrest the driver 
D)  cannot do so

Question 15

What factor determines whether a driver or passenger can challenge the police on a particular search of his/her vehicle under the automobile exception?

Accepted Answer

A)  whether the police search violated a principle established by the Carroll or Gant cases 
B)  whether the police search violated a principle established by the Carroll case 
C)  whether the driver or passenger is the registered owner of the vehicle 
D)  whether the driver or passenger have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the vehicle 
A)  whether the police search violated a principle established by the Carroll or Gant cases 
B)  whether the police search violated a principle established by the Carroll case 
C)  whether the driver or passenger is the registered owner of the vehicle 
D)  whether the driver or passenger have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the vehicle

Question 16

Law enforcement officers with probable cause to search a motor vehicle may not inspect passengers' belongings found in the vehicle even though those belongings are capable of concealing the object of the search.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In Chambers v. Maroney, the Court extended the Carroll doctrine to include _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  impoundment before search 
B)  impoundment after the search 
C)  no impoundment unless there is a search 
D)  impoundment on separate probable cause from the search 
A)  impoundment before search 
B)  impoundment after the search 
C)  no impoundment unless there is a search 
D)  impoundment on separate probable cause from the search

Question 18

Following a traffic stop, an officer has probable cause to arrest an occupant of a motor vehicle, but does not have probable cause to believe that evidence of the crime will be found in the vehicle. The officer places handcuffs on the person and places the individual in the back seat of the police vehicle. Given this scenario, how may the officer legally proceed?

Accepted Answer

A)  The officer may immediately search the arrestee and can have the vehicle towed and an inventory of the vehicle conducted. 
B)  The officer may immediately search the arrestee and the vehicle. 
C)  The officer may not conduct any search of the arrestee or the vehicle. 
D)  The officer can conduct a search of the arrestee, but can only search or inventory the vehicle after obtaining a warrant. 
A)  The officer may immediately search the arrestee and can have the vehicle towed and an inventory of the vehicle conducted. 
B)  The officer may immediately search the arrestee and the vehicle. 
C)  The officer may not conduct any search of the arrestee or the vehicle. 
D)  The officer can conduct a search of the arrestee, but can only search or inventory the vehicle after obtaining a warrant.

Question 19

Officers legitimately stopped an auto and had probable cause to believe that it contained narcotics inside the passenger area. During the search of the car the officer found a closed paper bag and a zippered leather pouch. To lawfully search further, the officer _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  needs to get a warrant 
B)  may immediately open the bag but not the pouch 
C)  may immediately open both the bag and the pouch 
D)  must arrest the occupants and only then search without a warrant 
A)  needs to get a warrant 
B)  may immediately open the bag but not the pouch 
C)  may immediately open both the bag and the pouch 
D)  must arrest the occupants and only then search without a warrant

Question 20

Select the true statement concerning search incident to arrest and the automobile exception.

Accepted Answer

A)  Search incident to arrest, but not the automobile exception, allows a search of an automobile. 
B)  Both search incident to arrest and the automobile exception can be used to justify a search of a person. 
C)  The requirements needed to justify the search of a vehicle are different for the automobile exception compared to search incident arrest. 
D)  The search incident arrest and the automobile exception are essentially the same. 
A)  Search incident to arrest, but not the automobile exception, allows a search of an automobile. 
B)  Both search incident to arrest and the automobile exception can be used to justify a search of a person. 
C)  The requirements needed to justify the search of a vehicle are different for the automobile exception compared to search incident arrest. 
D)  The search incident arrest and the automobile exception are essentially the same.

Using the Carroll doctrine, as interpreted by the courts, explain any delays in searching that might be acceptable.

A(n) __________ process of an automobile is not considered a search for Fourth Amendment purposes because its object is not to find incriminating evidence as part of a criminal investigation.

Which individual would have standing to challenge a particular search by police that was conducted based on the automobile exception?

When faced with the possibility of impounding a vehicle, the officer has a constitutional requirement to choose a less intrusive means if it is available.

Detail the reasoning of the court regarding the search of a container found in a vehicle in the case of California v. Acevedo, 1991.

During an inventory, an officer picks up a jacket from the seat of the vehicle. Underneath the jacket was a clear baggie containing drugs. The doctrine which allows the officer to seize the drug evidence is the plain view doctrine.

When a vehicle has been impounded, police _____.

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

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.

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 readily such that it can be moved to .

As detailed in United States v. Ross, 1982, explain the differences between the search of an entire vehicle versus a particular area of a vehicle.

What factor determines whether a driver or passenger can challenge the police on a particular search of his/her vehicle under the automobile exception?

Law enforcement officers with probable cause to search a motor vehicle may not inspect passengers' belongings found in the vehicle even though those belongings are capable of concealing the object of the search.

In Chambers v. Maroney, the Court extended the Carroll doctrine to include _____.

Officers legitimately stopped an auto and had probable cause to believe that it contained narcotics inside the passenger area. During the search of the car the officer found a closed paper bag and a zippered leather pouch. To lawfully search further, the officer _____.

Select the true statement concerning search incident to arrest and the automobile exception.

Individual Rights Under the United States Constitution

Criminal Courts, Pretrial Processes, and the Exclusionary Rule

Basic Underlying Concepts: Property, Privacy, Probable Cause, and Reasonableness

Criminal Investigatory Search Warrants

Searches for Electronically Stored Information and Electronic Surveillance

Administrative and Special Needs Searches

Arrests, Searches Incident to Arrest, and Protective Sweeps

Stops and Frisks

Consent Searches

The Plain View Doctrine and Special Needs Searches

Open Fields and Abandoned Property

Interrogations, Admissions, and Confessions

Pretrial Visual Identification Procedures

Criminal Trials, Appeals, and Postconviction Remedies

Filters

Exam 11: Search and Seizure of Vehicles and Containers

Using the Carroll doctrine, as interpreted by the courts, explain any delays in searching that might be acceptable.

A(n) __________ process of an automobile is not considered a search for Fourth Amendment purposes because its object is not to find incriminating evidence as part of a criminal investigation.

Which individual would have standing to challenge a particular search by police that was conducted based on the automobile exception?

When faced with the possibility of impounding a vehicle, the officer has a constitutional requirement to choose a less intrusive means if it is available.

Detail the reasoning of the court regarding the search of a container found in a vehicle in the case of California v. Acevedo, 1991.

During an inventory, an officer picks up a jacket from the seat of the vehicle. Underneath the jacket was a clear baggie containing drugs. The doctrine which allows the officer to seize the drug evidence is the plain view doctrine.

When a vehicle has been impounded, police _____.

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

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.

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 readily__________ such that it can be moved to __________.

As detailed in United States v. Ross, 1982, explain the differences between the search of an entire vehicle versus a particular area of a vehicle.

What factor determines whether a driver or passenger can challenge the police on a particular search of his/her vehicle under the automobile exception?

Law enforcement officers with probable cause to search a motor vehicle may not inspect passengers' belongings found in the vehicle even though those belongings are capable of concealing the object of the search.

In Chambers v. Maroney, the Court extended the Carroll doctrine to include _____.

Officers legitimately stopped an auto and had probable cause to believe that it contained narcotics inside the passenger area. During the search of the car the officer found a closed paper bag and a zippered leather pouch. To lawfully search further, the officer _____.

Select the true statement concerning search incident to arrest and the automobile exception.

Individual Rights Under the United States Constitution

Criminal Courts, Pretrial Processes, and the Exclusionary Rule

Basic Underlying Concepts: Property, Privacy, Probable Cause, and Reasonableness

Criminal Investigatory Search Warrants

Searches for Electronically Stored Information and Electronic Surveillance

Administrative and Special Needs Searches

Arrests, Searches Incident to Arrest, and Protective Sweeps

Stops and Frisks

Consent Searches

The Plain View Doctrine and Special Needs Searches

Open Fields and Abandoned Property

Interrogations, Admissions, and Confessions

Pretrial Visual Identification Procedures

Criminal Trials, Appeals, and Postconviction Remedies

Filters

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 readily such that it can be moved to .