Exam 15: Obtaining Evidence From Computers or by Use of Search Warrants, Wiretapping, or Dogs Trained to Indicate an Alert

The broadcast portion of cell phone conversations is not covered by federal law.

In the case of government employees, courts generally hold that the employee has no legitimate expectation of privacy in a __________used in that employment.

A warrant that excuses the usual knock, announce, and wait requirements for execution is called a _____________ warrant.

The Fourth Amendment requires that search warrants be

Discuss using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in evidence collection.

Much of the law of wiretapping and electronic surveillance was changed by the USA _____________ Act.

Federal and state wiretapping and eavesdropping laws have exceptions for family members who are monitoring other family members.

The Fourth Amendment requires that warrants ____________ describe the places to be searched or things to be seized.

Define administrative search warrants and the requirements of these types of warrants.

In Illinois v.____________, the Supreme Court allowed the use of drug dogs during routine traffic stops.

Difficulty may occur in seizing evidence without court order for

To continue monitoring the calls of suspects who frequently change phones, federal law authorizes the use of ____________ wiretaps.

In Kyllo v.U.S., the Supreme Court held that use of a thermal imaging device against a home is a Fourth Amendment ______________.

Federal law allows secret taping of conversations as long as one of the parties to the conversation consents.

In Alabama v.White (1990), the Court held that an anonymous tip could create a reasonable suspicion if

Consent to search a computer permits officers to look at computer files, but only consistent with the scope of the________.

In Katz v.U.S., the Court held that interceptions of communications were neither a Fourth Amendment search nor a Fourth Amendment seizure.

A warrant authorizing covert entry into a location to take photographs, plant listening devices, etc.(but not to seize evidence) is called a _____________ warrant.

No exception in federal law permits electronic surveillance or ________by one family member on another.

The law of electronic surveillance was modified by the USA ____________ Act.