Questions & Correct Detailed Answers
Quiz_________________?
A college mathematics instructor found a note on his windshield stating that he would be
sorry if he didn't give a passing grade to a particular athlete on the school's football team.
Although the instructor ignored the first note, he took the second note seriously when he
found it taped to a broken window of his home. An officer questioned the athlete
mentioned in the notes and the athlete admitted that he had written the notes himself.
Along with the crime involving the destruction of property, was another crime committed? -
Answer✅
Yes = threatening public officers, employees, or school officials. - Felony
Quiz_________________?
A college student who attended classes in the nearby university lived in the basement area
of his parents' residence. His parents offered the area to him without rent to help offset the
cost of tuition. His mother, who cleaned the area for her son and otherwise passed freely
through the area to get to the laundry facilities, consented to a peace officer's request to
enter the son's living space to search for stolen computer equipment.
can the mother give consent to search? -
Answer✅
yes - Since the mother had open access to the son's living area, and since the son did not
pay rent, the mother had authority to consent to the search.
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, Quiz_________________?
A commercial property was found unlocked and unattended. The officer entered the
property to locate the name and phone number of the owner and to see if there were any
signs of someone inside. While inside, the officer discovered contraband in plain view.
What exigency, if any, do the officers have? -
Answer✅
prevent damage or further damage to the property
Quiz_________________?
A crowd of gang members attacked a member of a rival gang. The victim was knocked to
the ground and kicked repeatedly in the head with heavy boots. The victim died from severe
head trauma.
Only the gang member that killed the rival gang member is guilty of murder. True or False -
Answer✅
False - Each of the participants in the assault is a principal to murder. It makes no difference
which gang member struck the killing blow since each of them is liable for the natural and
foreseeable consequences of the brutal attack.
Quiz_________________?
A high school principal received a phone call from an unidentified person stating that a
bomb had been placed in a student locker in the school building. Law enforcement officials
were notified, and the building was evacuated. After the building was thoroughly searched,
the report was deemed to be false. Later it was determined that a student, on a dare from
some of his friends, had made the phone call and falsely reported the bomb.
What crime occurred? -
Answer✅
falsely reporting a destructive device - Misd
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, Quiz_________________?
A live-in housekeeper gives consent for peace officers to enter and search for illegal
weapons in the residence where she works.
Can the housekeeper later challenge the legality of the search? -
Answer✅
yes - The homeowner has given the housekeeper authority over the residence; therefore,
the housekeeper has standing to challenge the legality of the consent search later in court.
Quiz_________________?
A male defendant contests the search of his tool box that he had locked and placed in a
friend's garage.
does he have standing? -
Answer✅
yes - By locking the tool box, the owner demonstrated an expected level of privacy over its
contents. Only the owner of the tool box, not the friend who owned the garage, would
have standing to challenge the legality of the search of the tool box.
Quiz_________________?
A male suspect was working with a female suspect selling drugs from the woman's
residence. A few blocks from the woman's house, in public and in
front of onlookers, police stopped the male suspect and arrested him with drugs he had
admittedly obtained from his female partner. The officers had reason to believe that the
female partner might learn of the arrest or become suspicious when the male suspect did
not return as scheduled.
Are the circumstances sufficient for exigency? -
Answer✅
yes - The circumstances were sufficient to justify entering and securing the residence while
waiting for a search warrant.
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Quiz_________________?
A college mathematics instructor found a note on his windshield stating that he would be
sorry if he didn't give a passing grade to a particular athlete on the school's football team.
Although the instructor ignored the first note, he took the second note seriously when he
found it taped to a broken window of his home. An officer questioned the athlete
mentioned in the notes and the athlete admitted that he had written the notes himself.
Along with the crime involving the destruction of property, was another crime committed? -
Answer✅
Yes = threatening public officers, employees, or school officials. - Felony
Quiz_________________?
A college student who attended classes in the nearby university lived in the basement area
of his parents' residence. His parents offered the area to him without rent to help offset the
cost of tuition. His mother, who cleaned the area for her son and otherwise passed freely
through the area to get to the laundry facilities, consented to a peace officer's request to
enter the son's living space to search for stolen computer equipment.
can the mother give consent to search? -
Answer✅
yes - Since the mother had open access to the son's living area, and since the son did not
pay rent, the mother had authority to consent to the search.
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, Quiz_________________?
A commercial property was found unlocked and unattended. The officer entered the
property to locate the name and phone number of the owner and to see if there were any
signs of someone inside. While inside, the officer discovered contraband in plain view.
What exigency, if any, do the officers have? -
Answer✅
prevent damage or further damage to the property
Quiz_________________?
A crowd of gang members attacked a member of a rival gang. The victim was knocked to
the ground and kicked repeatedly in the head with heavy boots. The victim died from severe
head trauma.
Only the gang member that killed the rival gang member is guilty of murder. True or False -
Answer✅
False - Each of the participants in the assault is a principal to murder. It makes no difference
which gang member struck the killing blow since each of them is liable for the natural and
foreseeable consequences of the brutal attack.
Quiz_________________?
A high school principal received a phone call from an unidentified person stating that a
bomb had been placed in a student locker in the school building. Law enforcement officials
were notified, and the building was evacuated. After the building was thoroughly searched,
the report was deemed to be false. Later it was determined that a student, on a dare from
some of his friends, had made the phone call and falsely reported the bomb.
What crime occurred? -
Answer✅
falsely reporting a destructive device - Misd
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, Quiz_________________?
A live-in housekeeper gives consent for peace officers to enter and search for illegal
weapons in the residence where she works.
Can the housekeeper later challenge the legality of the search? -
Answer✅
yes - The homeowner has given the housekeeper authority over the residence; therefore,
the housekeeper has standing to challenge the legality of the consent search later in court.
Quiz_________________?
A male defendant contests the search of his tool box that he had locked and placed in a
friend's garage.
does he have standing? -
Answer✅
yes - By locking the tool box, the owner demonstrated an expected level of privacy over its
contents. Only the owner of the tool box, not the friend who owned the garage, would
have standing to challenge the legality of the search of the tool box.
Quiz_________________?
A male suspect was working with a female suspect selling drugs from the woman's
residence. A few blocks from the woman's house, in public and in
front of onlookers, police stopped the male suspect and arrested him with drugs he had
admittedly obtained from his female partner. The officers had reason to believe that the
female partner might learn of the arrest or become suspicious when the male suspect did
not return as scheduled.
Are the circumstances sufficient for exigency? -
Answer✅
yes - The circumstances were sufficient to justify entering and securing the residence while
waiting for a search warrant.
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