Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not reflective of the reasons why the U.S.Supreme Court put into effect the totality of the circumstances test for assessing informant information based on the Illinois v.Gates (1983) decision?
A) The Aguilar-Spinelli criteria were inflexible and mechanistic.
B) Probable cause was judged to be a fluid concept.
C) Aguilar-Spinelli made it very difficult to obtain a search warrant based on information from an anonymous informant.
D) The Court wanted to establish a clear test could be applied in all cases using essentially the same decision factors across all cases.
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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