4th Amendment Cases
4th Amendment Vocabulary
General 4th Amendment Info
Warrant
100

What are some of the facts in the TLO case?

A student was suspected of smoking cigarettes by a teacher. The principal searched TLO's purse and found evidence of drug sales/use. TLO said the search of her purse violated her 4th amendment rights. The court disagreed and said there was reasonable suspicion to search the purse.
100

Define Probable Cause

What is an amount of reliable information indicating that it is more likely than not that evidence will be found in a specific location or a specific person is guilty of a crime

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100

What is the case that gave us the test for whether or not our property was seized?

What is Arizona v. Hicks

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100

Name one thing a police officer needs in order to obtain a warrant?

What is judge's signature, probable cause, details

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200

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200

Define reasonable suspicion

What is Certain events and/or circumstances make it appear to a normal, prudent person for them to believe that a crime has been or is about to be committed

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200

 If rights are violated through illegal seizure, or by an illegal stop, then any evidence seized during or after that point is considered tainted fruit and can be suppressed in a court of law. This is what rule<

What is Exclusionary Rule.

200
If a judge gives someone else permission to sign a warrant on his behalf is that ok?
What is NO. Must be signed by a judge.
300


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300

Define mere suspicion

What is A feeling that someone has or is about to commit a crime 

300

BONUS: How many Supreme Court Justices are there and how many are women?

A. 3

B. 6

C. 9

What is 9. Three are women: Kagan, Sotomayor,  Barrett

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300

What is the level of belief that the police officer must have in order to get a warrant?

What is probable cause

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400
A person is walking down the street minding their own business and a police officer walks up to them. The police officer snatches the purse from the woman and begins to dig through it without asking permission or having any reason. Is this search illegal?
What is YES.
400

Define frisk

What Is a pat-down search of the outer clothing for any “telltale” bulges that would lead a normal, prudent person to believe that the suspect was either unlawfully carrying a weapon or possible drugs

400

If the police illegally seize your property and the judge agrees with you what happens?

What is the evidence is throw out and cannot be used against you

400
In the case where the police received the anonymous letter about the couple who was transporting drugs to and from Miami was the letter alone enough to get a warrant?
What is No. Needed more evidence in order to rise to the standard of probable cause
500

A man is out late at night suspiciously looking over his shoulder as he walks down a residential street. A police officer drives up and notices the man acting funny. The man is carrying a backpack and when he sees the cop begins to walk in the opposite direction. The police officer pulls over and asks the man what is in his backpack. When the man doesn't respond he snatches the backpack and looks inside. Is the search illegal?

What is YES.

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500

Define search incident to arrest

What is after the arrest, an officer may conduct a thorough search of the suspect without probable cause to search.



500

Lawful examples of reasons to be searched while in a car?

What is  Violate traffic law, Officer observes criminal conduct, Another informs of criminal conduct or Articulable suspicion

500

If the police officers show up to your house and have a warrant where can they search?

What is only the area that the warrant says they are able to. Not anywhere else.

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