UPTP EXAM 2 NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 44 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+

UPTP EXAM 2 NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 44 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ 1. Before being allowed inside a football stadium, all fans were required have their personal belongings searched by a private stadium security officer. When the security officer looked inside Thompson's backpack, he saw a sawed-off shotgun. The security officer seized the weapon and turned it over to a federal law enforcement officer. Thompson was later charged with a federal firearms offense. At his criminal trial, Thompson files a motion to suppress the sawed-off shotgun, arguing that the stadium security officerviolated his Fourth Amendment rights. Thompson's motion will likely be: A. Denied, because Thompson forfeited his Fourth Amendment rights when he purchased the ticket to the game. B. Denied, because the stadium security officer was conducting a private search; therefore, the Fourth Amendment did not apply. C. Granted, because the stadium security officer was required to obtain a warrant before searching Thompson's backpack. D. Granted, because the stadium security officer did not have reasonable suspicion to believe Thompson was presently armed and dangerous. B. Denied, because the stadium security officer was conducting a private search; therefore, the Fourth Amendment did not apply. 2. A federal criminal investigator suspected that Johnson was selling drugs out of his apartment. The investigator asked the manager of the apartment complex to use her master key to enter Johnson's room and look for evidence related to drug dealing and report back to him. The manager entered Johnson's room when he was gone and found a plastic baggie in a desk drawer that contained a white powdery substance. The manager took the baggie and gave it to the investigator. After the investigator confirmed that the substance in the baggie was cocaine, he arrested Johnson. Johnson's motion to suppress the evidence seized from his apartment will likely be: A. Denied, because the apartment manager conducted a private search of Johnson's apartment. B. Denied, because the apartment manager limited her search to places where drugs could be concealed. C. Granted, because the apartment manager failed to get a warrant before she entered Johnson's apartment. D. Granted, because the apartment manager was acting as an agent of the government. D; Recognize when the 4th Amendment applies to government action 3. A police officer suspected that Smith was a drug dealer. Smith lived in a house located at the end of a culde-sac in a subdivision. One evening, the officer walked up Smith's driveway and went around to the back of the house. Unable to see into the house because the windows were too high, the officer climbed on the exterior heating / air conditioning unit that was directly underneath one of the windows. While standing on the unit, the officer was able lean against the side of Smith's house and see into the residence. The officer saw evidence that Smith was manufacturing methamphetamine inside his house. Based solely on his observations, the officer asked his supervisor for permission to apply for a warrant to search Smith's house. To comply with the Fourth Amendment, the supervisor should: A. Deny the request because the officer's observations needed to be corroborated by other evidence before applying for the search warrant. B. Deny the request because the officer entered the curtilage of Smith's house without a warrant, consent, or an exigency to make his observations. C. Grant the request because as a suspected drug dealer, Smith had a reduced expectation of privacy in his curtilage.