Actors in the Criminal Justice System
A warrant must be signed by this person.
Who is the judge?
A police officer needs probable cause to get one of these signed.
What is a warrant?
It doesn't guarantee your right to free speech, but it does protect your right to privacy.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This exception gives the officer permission to be searched
What is consent
When issuing a warrant, the judge will consider whether this person is reliable and credible.
Who is the informant?
Personal knowledge and informant tips are two ways that an officer can obtain this for a warrant.
What is probable cause?
This phrase is a procedure carried out by the government against individual(s) when there is a reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed.
What is a search and seizure?
This type of exception allows officers who are on premises and can see illegal substances such as drugs or weapons to legally seize those substances
What is plain view
The Fourth Amendment limits the investigatory power of this group...and we’re not just talking about police officers!
Who are "government officials"?
A search warrant must contain the judge’s signature and describe these two things.
What are “the particular place to be searched and the things to be seized?”
Since the Founding Fathers were exceptionally reasonable, they insisted that these types of searches and seizures be deemed illegal and unconstitutional.
What are "unreasonable" searches and seizures?
This exception applies when the officer conducts a lawful arrest
What is Search Incident to a lawful arrest
This is a type of search that occurs when there is no search warrant present
What is unreasonable search
Any evidence obtained as a result of an illegal search and seizure cannot be used against the individual in the court of law and the defense may do this
What is "move to suppress the evidence"
What is Emergency
An informant is this when they previously gave information to a police officer
What is reliable
How many exceptions are there to the warrant requirement
What is five
This allows officers to search and seize any of the contraband that was gathered from chasing a fleeing criminal
What is Hot Pursuit