The Constitutional Amendment that provides protection from unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the 4th Amendment
100
Standard required for police to make an arrest
What is Probable Cause
100
Constitutional Amendment that protects against self-incrimination.
What is the 5th Amendment
100
My attorney's job.
What is to protect my interests and rights
200
This is the highest court in the country
What is the Supreme Court
200
Facts or evidence that would make a reasonable person believe that a crime or wrong doing has been, is being, or will be committed
What is Probable Cause
200
Detentions that do not constitute an arrest
What are traffic stops, border stops, Terry stops, voluntarily coming to a police station.
200
This protection only applies to these types of cases
What are criminal cases
200
These are attorneys that are provided for a criminal defendant when they cannot afford to get their own.
What are public defenders
300
These create binding law on all federal and state courts
What are Supreme Court rulings
300
Rule that keeps evidence from being used in trial when it was obtained illegally.
What is the Exclusionary Rule
300
Whether a reasonable person would feel they were free to leave
What is Standard used to determine if a person is arrested.
300
this type of evidence is not covered by the 5th Amendment
What is physical evidence
300
this requires your attorney to keep your conversations with them private and promotes trust between you and your attorney
What is confidentiality
400
These courts only review errors of law not fact
What are appellate or appeals courts
400
Rule that requires police to make their presence known when executing a warrant.
What is the Knock and Announce Rule
400
This is when a police officer detains a person and makes a cursory search for weapons in order to insure the officer's safety
What is Terry Stop or Terry Frisk
400
Statement that must be communicated to a criminal suspect before police may question him.
What are Miranda Rights
400
This is when an attorney takes on a case free of charge, criminal or civil.
What is pro bono
500
The document the Supreme Court issues when it decides to hear a case
What is a Writ of Certiorari
500
This is the test used by judges and magistrates in order to determine if a warrant should be issued
What is the totality of the circumstances test
500
This is the type of definition that the Court uses when determining if an arrest occurs or a person is in custody. (Clue - relates to case where 4 cops surrounded man in bedroom in middle of night)
What is functional definition of Custody
500
This is what triggers the need for police to read Miranda Rights to a suspect
What is Custodial Interrogation
500
These are rules that all attorneys are required to follow and if broken may result in disciplinary action taken against the attorney.