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case law
Court opinions that are issued over time through the power of judicial review
circumstantial evidence
Evidence that does not prove a fact directly, but rather is personal knowledge or
observations from which deductions are drawn
consent search
Search conducted with consent that is voluntary and obtained from a person with
the authority to give that consent
contemporaneous
Search conducted at or near the time of arrest, although either can precede the
other, at or near the place of the arrest, and while the arrestee is still on the scene
,curtilage
Relatively small and usually well-defined area immediately around a residence to
which the private activities of the home extend, and in which the owner has an
expectation of privacy
custodial arrest
Arrest in which the suspect will be transported to a station, jail, detox center,
juvenile hall, or school
custodial lineup
Identification procedure in which the victim or witness to a crime is asked to look
at a number of individuals within a custodial environment in an attempt to identify
the suspect (also known as a physical lineup)
direct evidence
Evidence that proves a fact directly, without an inference or presumption (e.g., the
sale of a controlled substance to an undercover officer)
,evanescent evidence
Evidence that will change or be lost over time
exigent circumstances
An emergency situation requiring swift action to prevent imminent danger to life,
serious danger to property, imminent escape of a suspect, or the
destruction of evidence
field showup
Viewing of a suspect by the victim or witness that commonly occurs in the field
shortly after a crime has been committed
implied consent
By obtaining a driver's license in California a person has agreed to chemical testing
without a warrant (i.e., blood, breath, urine)
knock and notice
, Before entering a dwelling to serve a search warrant, officers must give notice to
persons inside through certain actions
motor vehicle
Self-propelled vehicle (e.g., automobiles, airplanes, buses, recreational vehicles,
carts, etc.)
nexus
A reasonable connection or link between two or more items
objective reasonableness
Whether society is prepared to recognize an individual's expectation of privacy as
reasonable
open fields
Outdoor real property, outside the curtilage of the residence
overflight
Flight of a plane or helicopter over a given area