Exam 4
Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the U.S Supreme Court's decision in
City of Indianapolis v. Edmond? - ANS-The use of roadblocks to detect the possession or use of
illegal drugs violates the Fourth Amendment
A pretextual stop is best defined as: - ANS-The police use the legal justification of a traffic
violation stop to conduct an investigation for other criminal activity
Which of the following statements accurately reflect the law regarding investigative roadblocks?
- ANS-The police may conduct a roadblock to randomly stop cars for the purpose of identifying
drunk drivers
Remy flew into the Cleveland international airport on a non-stop flight from London, England. He
had visited his parents in Liverpool. When he entered the Cleveland airport, agents from the U.S
Customs Agency searched his luggage and found cocaine. Remy had not given them consent
to search. Which of the following statements reflect the outcome of the search? - ANS-The
cocaine is admissible because agents have the right to search any persons or property entering
the U.S.
A state trooper observes a car speeding on a road leading away from a suspected meth lab.
The trooper pulls him over for speeding. Upon approaching the car, the trooper sees the driver
stuffing meth under the front seat. The driver is arrested and the meth is seized. Which of the
following most accurately reflect the legal result? - ANS-The evidence is admissible because it
was a valid stop for a traffic violation and the evidence was in planing view.
An alimentary canal smuggler is: - ANS-An individual who smuggles drugs placing them inside
condoms and swallowing them in order to carry them across an international border.
Police may set up a roadblock to investigate drug trafficking if they post a sign notifying drivers
of the upcoming roadblock - ANS-False (drug roadblocks are not linked to public safety, like that
of drunk driver roadblocks, but instead crime control)
Law enforcement officers may order a passenger to get out of a car during a traffic stop -
ANS-True
Police may stop a motor vehicle based on reasonable suspicion even though there has been no
traffic violation. - ANS-True
United States Border Patrol Agents must obtain a search warrant in order to search a person
who is entering the United States of America from another country. - ANS-False
Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the U.S Supreme Court's decision in
City of Indianapolis v. Edmond? - ANS-The use of roadblocks to detect the possession or use of
illegal drugs violates the Fourth Amendment
A pretextual stop is best defined as: - ANS-The police use the legal justification of a traffic
violation stop to conduct an investigation for other criminal activity
Which of the following statements accurately reflect the law regarding investigative roadblocks?
- ANS-The police may conduct a roadblock to randomly stop cars for the purpose of identifying
drunk drivers
Remy flew into the Cleveland international airport on a non-stop flight from London, England. He
had visited his parents in Liverpool. When he entered the Cleveland airport, agents from the U.S
Customs Agency searched his luggage and found cocaine. Remy had not given them consent
to search. Which of the following statements reflect the outcome of the search? - ANS-The
cocaine is admissible because agents have the right to search any persons or property entering
the U.S.
A state trooper observes a car speeding on a road leading away from a suspected meth lab.
The trooper pulls him over for speeding. Upon approaching the car, the trooper sees the driver
stuffing meth under the front seat. The driver is arrested and the meth is seized. Which of the
following most accurately reflect the legal result? - ANS-The evidence is admissible because it
was a valid stop for a traffic violation and the evidence was in planing view.
An alimentary canal smuggler is: - ANS-An individual who smuggles drugs placing them inside
condoms and swallowing them in order to carry them across an international border.
Police may set up a roadblock to investigate drug trafficking if they post a sign notifying drivers
of the upcoming roadblock - ANS-False (drug roadblocks are not linked to public safety, like that
of drunk driver roadblocks, but instead crime control)
Law enforcement officers may order a passenger to get out of a car during a traffic stop -
ANS-True
Police may stop a motor vehicle based on reasonable suspicion even though there has been no
traffic violation. - ANS-True
United States Border Patrol Agents must obtain a search warrant in order to search a person
who is entering the United States of America from another country. - ANS-False
