PUB 2614 PORTFOLIO FINAL UPDATED EXAM WITH COMPLETE
DETAILED QUESTIONS AND C0RRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS RATED
A+ GRADE
Tests for relevant probable cause
Credibility of source, basis of knowledge, and totality of circumstances
Probable Cause that needs corroboration
Anonymous sources, confidential informants
Ways to corroborate PC sources
1st hand info, previous reliability, predictable info, statements against interest, degree of detachment
Makes PC reliable
Timeliness, how long ago was the info obtained?
Helps corroborate PC
Who, what, when, where, how?
Exclusionary Rule
Evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment is not admissible in court (Fruit of the poisonous
tree)
,Exclusionary Rule exceptions
Standing, Good Faith, Inevitable discovery, impeachment, and foreign searches
Standing
Only the defendant with violated 4th rights can benefit, must be proven with REP
Good faith
Only applies when an officer reasonably relies on a mistake made by someone else
Inevitable discovery
Government proves they would have found the evidence anyway, no need to suppress it because it
would have been found anyway
Impeachment
When defendants choose to testify, they must testify truthfully or suffer the consequences
Foreign searches
4th does not apply to a foreign search as long as it was not solicited by USA
How do you obtain an arrest warrant?
Complaint, information, indictment
, Complaint
Probable cause from a LEO
Information
Probable cause from a US attorney
Indictment
Probable cause from Grand Jury charges
Who does the 4th amendment apply to?
The government when a search is conducted
Who is the government in relation to the 4th amendment?
Cops, agents, undercover agents, and confidential informants. Citizens acting as an instrument or agent
of the government or under the direction of a government agent
What can be searched?
Persons, dwellings, papers, and effects
Does the 4th apply to private citizens?
No
DETAILED QUESTIONS AND C0RRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS RATED
A+ GRADE
Tests for relevant probable cause
Credibility of source, basis of knowledge, and totality of circumstances
Probable Cause that needs corroboration
Anonymous sources, confidential informants
Ways to corroborate PC sources
1st hand info, previous reliability, predictable info, statements against interest, degree of detachment
Makes PC reliable
Timeliness, how long ago was the info obtained?
Helps corroborate PC
Who, what, when, where, how?
Exclusionary Rule
Evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment is not admissible in court (Fruit of the poisonous
tree)
,Exclusionary Rule exceptions
Standing, Good Faith, Inevitable discovery, impeachment, and foreign searches
Standing
Only the defendant with violated 4th rights can benefit, must be proven with REP
Good faith
Only applies when an officer reasonably relies on a mistake made by someone else
Inevitable discovery
Government proves they would have found the evidence anyway, no need to suppress it because it
would have been found anyway
Impeachment
When defendants choose to testify, they must testify truthfully or suffer the consequences
Foreign searches
4th does not apply to a foreign search as long as it was not solicited by USA
How do you obtain an arrest warrant?
Complaint, information, indictment
, Complaint
Probable cause from a LEO
Information
Probable cause from a US attorney
Indictment
Probable cause from Grand Jury charges
Who does the 4th amendment apply to?
The government when a search is conducted
Who is the government in relation to the 4th amendment?
Cops, agents, undercover agents, and confidential informants. Citizens acting as an instrument or agent
of the government or under the direction of a government agent
What can be searched?
Persons, dwellings, papers, and effects
Does the 4th apply to private citizens?
No
