Exam 10: The Exclusionary Rule and Entrapment

A defendant is required to have standing in order to challenge the introduction of evidence at trial. In the following scenario, which party may assert the claim? An officer stopped a vehicle fleeing the scene of what was believed to be a robbery. In addition to the driver, there was a passenger in both the front and back seat. A search beneath the front driver's seat revealed significant amounts of narcotics and a firearm. The front passenger wishes to suppress this evidence at his criminal trial. What will be the result?

When police seize evidence without a warrant, the burden of proof in regard to the admissibility of that evidence falls on the _____.

About half of the states follow the due process test for entrapment.

Unlawfully seized evidence, inadmissible at trial, can be considered during a habeas corpus hearing.

Explain the process one might use to invoke the exclusionary rule.

One argument in favor of the exclusionary rule is that it directly impacts police, as they are the first to feel the impact of excluded evidence.

The _____ doctrine holds that any evidence discovered as a result of unlawfully seized evidence must be excluded from evidence at trial.

Before the Weeks v. United States, which of the following was not a consequence for police when they unconstitutionally seized evidence?

Evidence obtained unlawfully may be used at trial to impeach the credibility of _____.

Do you believe individuals can be pressured into criminal activity? Why or why not?

The text lists several alternatives to the exclusionary rule. List some of these options and explain why you believe they would/wouldn't work. Can you come up with any alternatives?

According to the text, the exclusionary rule has led police departments to better train their officers and stress the importance of _____.

In order to invoke the exclusionary rule and challenge the admissibility of evidence, a defendant must have _____.

In Mapp v. Ohio, the U.S. Supreme Court held that _____.

The silver-platter doctrine was ruled unconstitutional in which case?

Which test for entrapment focuses on the predisposition of the defendant?

When the exclusionary rule was applied to the states, what was the impact?

In Wolf v. Colorado, the U.S. Supreme Court _____.

Unlawfully seized evidence can be admitted at trial if it can be shown that the police were acting "_____."

In federal court, when entrapment is argued, the emphasis is placed on the actions of the government.