Deck 6: Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement: Plain View, Open Fields, Abandoned Property, and Consent Searches

Question 1

The plain view doctrine allows

A) officers to seize items exposed to their view.
B) officers to move items to check if they are stolen.
C) officers to enter property unlawfully because they see drugs.
D) none of the above.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The plain view doctrine has ___ criteria.

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What occurred in California v. Ciraolo?

A) marijuana was found in a student's dorm room.
B) thermal imaging was used to view contraband.
C) a helicopter was used to find marijuana growing in a backyard.
D) an officer moved stereo equipment to verify if it was stolen.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Curtilage is defined as

A) the area immediately surrounding a dwelling.
B) private property located far from the home.
C) an open field.
D) a public space.

Question 5

_____________________ cannot be used to view contraband in a person's home.

A) binoculars
B) helicopters
C) telescopes
D) thermal imaging

Question 6

What occurred in Arizona v. Hicks?

A) officers used thermal imaging to view into a suspect's home.
B) evidence was deemed inadmissible because it was not readily identifiable.
C) a helicopter was used to view marijuana growing in a backyard.
D) none of the above.

Question 7

An open field is defined as

A) the area immediately surround a house.
B) any privately owned area.
C) privately owned property located far from the home so as not to be curtilage.
D) none of the above

Question 8

What occurred in Oliver v. United States?

A) a "no trespassing" sign did not prevent the use of the open fields doctrine.
B) officers gained consent to enter an apartment from the suspect's girlfriend.
C) the defendant left his garbage on the curb.
D) a stereo system was seized as stolen property but officers did not follow the plain view doctrine.

Question 9

Which of the following would police be able to search under the open fields doctrine?

A) a garage
B) a patio
C) a pool
D) a park

Question 10

In California v. Greenwood, the defendant

A) abandoned his trash on the curbside.
B) was growing marijuana in his backyard.
C) had stolen property in his home.
D) none of the above.

Question 11

For consent to be valid it must be given by someone with authority to give it and it must be given voluntarily and _______________________.

A) coercively
B) intelligently
C) forcefully
D) intentionally

Question 12

Which of the following is an example where valid consent was given?

A) a person driving their friends vehicle gives consent to search the vehicle.
B) a parent gives consent to search their infants bedroom.
C) a spouse gives consent to search the living room of the house.
D) all of the above.

Question 13

What is the definition of apparent authority?

A) the owner gives consent to search.
B) the owner gives written consent.
C) authority is given by a person whom officers reasonable believe has author to give consent.
D) none of the above.

Question 14

In which of the following cases did officer receive consent from the defendant's wife but not from the defendant?

A) Georgia v. Randolph
B) Illinois v. Rodriguez
C) California v. Greenwood
D) Oliver v. United States

Question 15

Warrantless searches do not include

A) arrests in third party homes.
B) items in plain view.
C) abandoned property.
D) open fields.

Question 16

The 4^th Amendment covers any item a person seeks to keep private.

Question 17

Open fields are not protected by the 4^th Amendment.

Question 18

A "No Trespassing" sign does not guarantee a person a reasonable expectation of privacy.

Question 19

Abandoned property is covered by the 4^th Amendment.

Question 20

For consent searches, officers still need probable cause.