Arrest and Detention
Territory for police authority
What Is Jurisdiction?
Officers may examine and use as evidence, without a warrant, contraband or evidence that is in open view at a location where they are legally permitted to be
What is Plain View Doctrine?
Warning that officers, law enforcemnt reads to a suspect before being questioned, interogated
What is Miranda Rights?
The first ten amendments of the US Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
A criminal Defendant's right to a lawyer for their defense against a criminal charge
What is Right to Counsel?
Act of taking a person into custody by law enforcement for the purpose of charging the person with a criminal offense
What is Arrest?
to "pat down" with open palms or search the outer clothing of someone whom the police believe is acting suspiciously, possible suspect in a crime
What is Stop and Frisk?
A confesssion that was forced from the suspect by tactics of law enforcement
What is Coerced confession?
Written or spoken words indicating a willingness to fight or challenge someone, intended to incite hatred or violence
What is Fighting Words?
Lawyers that are selected by the state to represent for indigent persons, those who cannot afford a lawyer
What is Appointed Counsel?
Evidence obtained by police as a result of unconstitutional seizure and cannot be admitted into evidence
What is Exclusionary Rule?
Evidence an officer needs in order to stopping and questioning an individual believed to be involved in criminal activity
What is Reasonable Suspicion?
Evidence, even confessions that are obtained illegally and cannont be used as evidence in the court
What is Exclusionary Rule?
Protected under the First amendment, is an action which expresses a person's opinion or thoughts
What is Symbolic Speech?
Questioning of a suspect, to recieve infromation to help officers and detectives gather more information for a case
What is Interrogation?
Amount of effort required by police to compel compliance by an unwilling subject
What is Use of Force?
Permits the police to search motor vehicles without a warrant whenever they have probable cause to believe that the vehicle contains evidence that they may seize lawfully such as criminal evidence or contraband
What is Carroll Doctrine?
A suspect who is not phsycially detained but is deprived of their of their freedom of action in order to question
What is Custodial Interogation?
The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation
What is Slander?
Legal Requirement in which the state must respect all legal rights to a person
What is Due Process?
Supreme Court case in 1968, which ruled the Fourth's Amendment prohibition on unreasonable search and seizure is not violated, when the officers have probable cause that the Individual stopped in the street has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime and has a reasonable belief that the person "may be armed and presently dangerous."
What is Terry v. Ohio?
reasons to believe that life or property is in imminent danger or that a serious crime is in progress, To believe that evidence will be destroyed or removed unless they act immediately, In hot pursuit of a felon who flees and takes refuge inside, which no warrant is needed
What is Exigent circumstances?
Supreme Court case in which prevented from law enforcement to use illegally obtained evidence, in a trial against that individual
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
Supreme Court case in which the burning of the US flag was protected under the first amendment, and was considered freedom of speech
What is Texas v. Johnson?
Supreme Court case in which the 6th amendment was applied in order to rule that defendants who are unable to afford their own attorney, will be provided one by the state
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?