TCOLE Arrest, Search, and Seizure FINAL EXAM PREP 2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS <LATEST VERSION>

TCOLE Arrest, Search, and Seizure FINAL EXAM PREP 2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS &lt;LATEST VERSION&gt; 1. Three classifications of interactions between peace officers and person: - ANSWER Consensual Encounters Investigatory Stops/Detention Arrest 2. Open Fields Exceptions to Warrant Requirements: - ANSWER The Fourth Amendment does not protect open fields Officers may enter and search open fields 3. An open fields begins where the ____________________ ends - ANSWER curtilage surrounding a dwelling 4. _____________ is generally considered to be that area of open space surrounding a dwelling which is so immediately adjacent to the dwelling that is considered part of the house - ANSWER Curtilage 5. ________________ is considered a waiver of a constitution protection, and as such, the waiver must voluntary and knowing. There is no requirement of probable cause for this search. - ANSWER Consent to Search 6. The person granting consent to search remains in control of the search and may limit the scope of the consent or revoke it entirely. The person must be in a position to revoke the consent at any time. True or False - ANSWER True 7. Courts will consider consent to search ____________ if it is obtained by duress, coercion, or is a mere acquiescence to authority claimed by the officer - ANSWER involuntary 8. Consent is difficult to prove at trial. Officers should obtain consent in writing when possible. If a written consent form is not available, a ____________ of the subject granting consent should be preserved. - ANSWER recording 9. Only a person with a possessory or proprietary interest in the placed to be searched may give consent. True or False - ANSWER True 10. The U.S. Supreme Court in "Beck v. Ohio" said that "____________" exists when the facts and circumstances known to the officer would warrant a belief by a reasonable man. - reasonable suspicion - rational suspicion - exigent circumstances - reasonable ground - probable cause - ANSWER Probable Cause 11. The act of imagining - or of doubt or apprehension of something without proof, or on slight evidence" is Black's Law definition of - probable cause - Preponderance of evidence - Beyond a reasonable doubt - Reasonable doubt - Suspicion - ANSWER Suspicion 12. An officer establishes probable cause and obtains a search warrant from a neutral magistrate. After serving the warrant and seizing the property an error is found in the search warrant that does not materially affect the warrant. Which of the following rule applies? - It is still admissible under the "good faith" exception to the Texas Exclusionary Rule. - The Federal Exclusionary Rule applies and it is not admissible in a Federal Court. - It will be admissible only as "rebuttal evidence" in the court case. - Because it is "fruit of the poisonous tree," it is not admissible as evidence. - ANSWER It is still admissible under the "good faith" exception to the Texas Exclusionary Rule. 13. Which of the following cases strengthens Terry V. Ohio? - Baity v. State - Armstrong v. State - Minnesota V. Dickerson - Katz v. Ohio - ANSWER Minnesota V. Dickerson 14. In ____________ v. ______________ the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the detention was a seizure tantamount to an arrest, and since the officers did not have probable cause to arrest, it was an illegal seizure. - U.S. v. Mendenhall - Terry v. Ohio - Miranda v. Arizona - Florida v. Royer - ANSWER Florida v. Royer 15. (Texas Peace Officer, Arrest, Search and Seizure) The "corpus delicti rule" states that a confession - is evidence beyond a reasonable doubt in court. - is valid without corroborated evidence. - must be corroborated with independent evidence. - is suppressed from a jury but not from magistrates. - ANSWER must be corroborated with independent evidence 16. In ________________, the U.S. Supreme Court established that an informant's tip must be accompanied by (1) some of the underlying circumstances on which the informant based conclusions and (2) some basis for concluding either that the informant was creditable or his information reliable. - Aguilar v. Texas - Chimel v. California. - Miranda v. Arizona. - Arginsinger v. Hamlin - ANSWER Aguilar v. Texas 17. Parents may usually consent to the search of a minor child's room True or False - ANSWER True 18. Each spouse may generally consent to the search of the entire premises; however, officer should note that if both spouses are present and one spouse says "no", the officer may continue the search as long as one of the spouses says it's ok. True or False - ANSWER False; no means no 19. Clerks of a hotel/motel may or may not consent to search of a room that is paid for - ANSWER may not 20. If a peace officer observes, examines, or inspects property whose owner has "voluntarily discarded, left behind, or other relinquished his interest in the property in question so that he could no longer retain a reasonable expectation of privacy with regard to it...." No Search has occurred. True or False - ANSWER True 21. What determines abandonment? - ANSWER The intent of the person leaving behind or discarding that property. If the intent of the person was the relinquish all title, possession, or claim to that property, it will be deemed abandoned and subject to search without a warrant. 22. There is no exception to the warrant requirements of exigent circumstances for _________________ - ANSWER crime scenes 23. An officer may enter without warrant to _______________ to an occupant or protect an occupant from serious injury - ANSWER render emergency assistance 24. Officers who have probable cause to believe that a person has hidden contraband in his home may prevent that person from ____________ while they obtain a search warrant - ANSWER entering the home 25. Officers may enter a residence to prevent the destruction of____________ - ANSWER evidence 26. Officers may enter without a warrant if they believe a _________________ is present or was used and someone needs assistance - ANSWER dangerous weapon 27. ________________ occurs when peace officers take possession of a motor vehicle and move it to a police lot or garage for safekeeping, rather than leave the vehicle unattended - ANSWER an impoundment 28. an administrative, caretaking procedure designed to prevent false claims of lost or damaged property being made against a police department and to safeguard the police and others from potential danger - ANSWER inventory 29. Before an inventory of a vehicle will be lawful, the underlying impoundment of the vehicle must be lawful True or False - ANSWER True 30. An impoundement of the vehicle based solely on a _________________ will not be sufficient basis for impounding the vehicle - ANSWER department policy 31. A person who is under arrest may make arrangements for his vehicle. True or False - ANSWER True 32. extends the exclusionary rule to evidence not only directly obtained as a result of unconstitutional police behavior but also to evidence indirectly obtained - ANSWER Fruits of the Poisonous Tree Doctrine 33. Elements of a Lawful Arrest - ANSWER Authority Intent Seizure of the person Understanding 34. What is a complaint? - ANSWER The affidavit made before the magistrate or district or county attorney is called a "complaint" if it charges the commission of an offense. 35. Requisites Of Complaint - ANSWER 1. It must state the name of the accused, if known, and if not known, must give some reasonably definite description of him. 2. It must show that the accused has committed some offense against the laws of the State, either directly or that the affiant has good reason to believe, and does believe, that the accused has committed such offense. 3. It must state the time and place of the commission of the offense, as definitely as can be done by the affiant. 4. It must be signed by the affiant by writing his name or affixing his mark. 36. Definition Of "Bail" - ANSWER the security given by the accused that he will appear and answer before the proper court the accusation brought against him, and includes a bail bond or a personal bond. 37. Release on bond for misdemeanors for arrests without a warrant and magistrate has not determined if there has been PC to believe defendant committed the crime: - ANSWER Up to $5000, no later than 24 hours. 38. Release on bond for felonies for arrests without a warrant and magistrate has not determined if there has been PC to believe defendant committed the crime: - ANSWER Up to $10,000, not later than the 48th hour. 39. Attorney representing the state can postpone the release of an arrested person who has not had their PC determined by the magistrate no more than... - ANSWER 72 hours. 40. The amount of bail and any conditions of bail to be required in any case in which the defendant has been arrested are to be regulated by the ... - ANSWER court, judge, magistrate, or officer taking the bail.