Court Cases
Exclusionary Rule
Mapp v. Ohio
Case that court held that they must have a warrant to tap your phone or video record you
What is Katz v. United States
Up to 90 days in jail or a fine up to $1000
U.S. Supreme Court case that determined that juvenile court must comply with the Fourteenth Amendment
In re Gault
the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt applies to juvenile delinquency proceedings
In re Winship
Determined that the reasonableness of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of how a reasonable officer on the scene would respond, rather than 20/20 perspective of hindsight
What is Grahm v. Connor
Case that established ground rules for determining whether a juvenile has knowingly and voluntarily waived his or her rights
Fare v. Michael C.
No jail time, fine up to $300
What is a petty misdemeanor
Child under age 17 who is absent from attendance at school without lawful excuse for seven days.
Habitual Truant
The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due process
5th Amendment
Deadly force may not be used against an unarmed or fleeing suspect unless necessary to prevent escape
Tennessee v. Garner
Students may be searched without a warrant if there is "reasonable ground" for doing so.
New Jersey v. TLO
Up to one year in jail, fine up to $3000
What is a gross misdemeanor
Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
14th Amendment
an official measure of crime in the United States, produced by the FBI's official tabulation of every crime reported by more than 18,000 law enforcement agencies
Uniform Crime Report (UCR)
Search of the car without a warrant was inadmissible because being too remote in time or place to be treated as "incident to arrest"
What is Preston v. United States
Felon have a 6th amendment right to an attorney even if they can not afford one.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Felony level of marijuana (in grams)
42.5 Grams
made interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle a federal crime and allowed for federal assistance in prosecuting such cases
Dyer Act
A judge must make a judicial determination of probable cause. (Clock starts at the time of the arrest)
48 hour rule
1969 US Supreme Court ruling that held that upon arrest, the officer may search the person for weapons that would later harm an individual as well as the nearby area within reach of the person being arrested, but may not search other rooms in which the arrest did not take place.
What is Chimel v. California
Juveniles do not have the right to a jury trial
McKeiver v. Pennsylvania (1971)
Fire or explosive any dwelling whether occupied or unoccupied
What is F. 1st Degree Arson
Paleness of death. Lightening of the skin shortly after death due to lack of blood flow.
Pillar Mortis
Suspect must be formally charged within 36 hours of arrest. Excluded the day of arrest, Sunday and legal holidays.
36 hour rule