4th Amendment Search
4th Amendment Seizure
Warrants
100
What is the test that is used to determine whether or not a search is Constitutional?
The Katz Test
100
Name the standard and describe how it determines if a person has been seized.
Mendenhall Standard determines that someone has been seized or not depending on whether they feel free to leave.
100
What do the police need in order to obtain a warrant?
Probable cause and the signature of a judge.
200
What was the standard that the court determined should be used to tell if something or someone has been searched?
If the person exhibited an expectation of privacy and if society would view that expectation as reasonable.
200
TRUE OR FALSE. If arrested, you are free to leave.
False.
200
If the police are entering a property with a warrant, what are the restrictions on what they can search?
Exactly what is specified in the warrant.
300
If a person gives consent, is the search legal?
Yes, as long as explicit consent is given.
300
Which case gave us the standard to determine if a property had been seized?
Arizona v. Hicks
300
In which case was a fake warrant used?
Mapp v. Ohio
400
A man is walking down the street at night with a large backpack on and a police officer drives down the street the man spots the car and starts sprinting in the opposite direction. Can the police officer pull over and demand to see inside of the backpack?
NO.
400
What doctrine states that you can seize incriminating evidence if the officer is legally there and can see the evidence?
The Plain View Doctrine