Constitutional Amendments
Court Cases and Precedents
Searches and Seizures
Legal Procedures
Rights and Legal Principles
Miscellaneous
Double Jeopardy Questions(YAY!)
100

This Constitutional Amendment protects individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures? 

What is the 4th Amendment?


100

This unanimous US Supreme Court case held the government needs a warrant to access the content of an individuals cell phone?
 

What is Riley v. California

100

Under this doctrine, police can seize evidence without a warrant if they are somewhere they are otherwise legally entitled to be, and the criminal nature of teh item is readily apparent.
 

What is the Plain View Doctrine?

100

A preliminary hearing is held to determine if this exists.
 

What is Probable Cause?

100

Any search or seizure conducted outside of the warrant requirement of the 4th Amendment
 

What is per se unreasonable?

100

A person when convicted of this can be sentenced to jail for one year or less.
 

What is a misdemeanor?

100

A warrantless arrest can be made for a misdemeanor when this happens?


What is when it occurs in the presence of a law enforcement officer?

200

An Amendment to the Bill of Rights preventing excessive bail?

What is the 8th Amendment?

200

This Supreme Court case ruled that police may stop and pat down individuals if they have reasonable suspicion that the person is involved in criminal activity and is armed.
 

What is Terry v. Ohio?

200

An officer who otherwise believes they are conducting themselves lawfully would not risk suppression of evidence under this court created exception to the exclusionary rule.

What is the Good Faith Exception

200

This colloquial term is used to describe a brief detention and pat down search when the what level of culpability exists
 

What is a Terry Stop & Reasonable Suspicion?

200

Under the 4th Amendment no warrants shall issue unless the government has this? 

What is probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized

200

The outside limit for someone arrested to appear before a judge was established in this US Supreme Court Case?

What is 48 hours and County of Riverside v. McLaughlin

200

When obtain without duress this serves as an exception to the 4th A warrant requirement, and is often granted, even by individuals who are hiding contraband

What is consent

300

When it comes to REASONABLE SEARCHES this amendment to the Bill of Rights prohibits them

*Trick Question 


What is none




.

300

This US Supreme Court case determined that the State must turn over all exculpatory evidence they are aware of to a Defendant in a criminal case?

What is Brady v. Maryland?

300

The warrantless search of a vehicle is allowed if the LEO has probable cause to believe evidence of a crime was present.


What is the Automobile Exception?

300

As opposed to criminal law, the subject matter prescribes rules for the government to follow when investigating & prosecuting crimes.
 

What is criminal procedure

300

 The rules governing the mechanisms under which crimes are investigated, prosecuted, adjudicated, & punished? 

What is Criminal Procedure?

300

After proving they are financially unable to hire an attorney, defendants are provided this type of legal representation.

What is a public defender?

300

A search which has been found by the US Supreme Court tube reasonable, and therefore is not subject to the 4th A warrant requirement
 

What is a special needs search

400

The concept of Federalism involves this concept and is undertaken through this constitutional amendment applying the equal protection clause to the individual states

What is state sovereignty and the 14th Amendment?

400

In Katz v. US, the Supreme Court found the following must exist before 4th A protection is afforded to an individual 
 

What is a subjective expectation of privacy (by an individual) and an objective expectation of privacy (society is willing to recognize)

400

This doctrine allows for evidence to be admitted into court even if obtained unlawfully if it would have been discovered anyway?

What is the Inevitable discovery doctrine?

400

During this initial court proceeding, the accused is formally informed of the charges, advised of their rights, and asked to enter a plea, marking the official start of the criminal prosecution process.

What is an arraignment?

400

This court created doctrine excludes evidence otherwise obtained through illegal searches and seizures from being used in court?
 

What is the Exclusionary Rule?

400

Who is Rick Tast

400

What a law enforcement officer needs to search something afforded 4th A protection under the Katz two part test


What is warrant or an exception

500

An individual who is subject to this must be read their Miranda Rights warning them against this?

What is custodial interrogation & self-incrimination.

500

This doctrine of this US Supreme Court case held law enforcement does not need a warrant when they have probable cause evidence of a crime will be found in a motor vehicle

What is the automobile exception found in Carroll v. United States

500

This administrative search is conducted without discretion, and deemed to be a reasonable search falling outside of the 4th A warrant requirement.

What is an Inventory Search?

500

This "bright-line rule" under the Sixth Amendment prohibits law enforcement from initiating further questioning after a defendant invokes their right, rights under Miranda v. Arizona.
 

What is the 6th Amendment or the right to counsel?

500

An out of court statement used to prove the truth of theater of asserted cannot be used in  that is not  in court as testimony but can be allowed for officers to establish probable cause.
 

What is Hearsay?

500

The area around an individuals home afforded more 4th A protection than an open field. 

What is curtilage?    

500

This US Supreme Court case ruled it was a reasonable search of a person incident to their arrest.

What is Chimel v. California?