CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GPSTC 2026 EXAM ACTUAL
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Circumstances that may cause concern: - ✔✔1. officer is alone
2. officer is outnumbered
3. emotions and behavior of suspects
4. suspects refusal to cooperate
5. keeping hands in pockets after being told to remove them
✔✔Roadblocks are valid when they meet... - ✔✔Supervisory officers decided to
implement it for a legit purpose, ALL vehicles were stopped, Delay to drivers was
minimal, operation was well identified as a police checkpoint, the screening officer was
competent to determine which drivers needed PVT's.
✔✔Purpose of roadblocks - ✔✔Interception of illegal aliens, Sobriety checks, Verify DL
info, emergency checkpoint to prevent terrorist activities, catching dangerous criminals,
seeking info from public
✔✔Baker v. State - ✔✔the state can expect to lose such contests if it fails to produce
the responsible supervisory personnel at the hearing and has no other admissible
evidence to establish the basis for the roadblock
✔✔Lawfulness of roadblocks - ✔✔all vehicles were stopped
, delay was minimal
roadblock was well identified
screening officer's training and experience was sufficient to qualify him
✔✔What is not required for a roadblock? - ✔✔advanced publicity
✔✔Curtilage - ✔✔the enclosed space of ground and the outbuildings immediately
surrounding a structure
✔✔Search - ✔✔a government intrusion into a place where someone has a reasonable
expectation of privacy
✔✔Seizure - ✔✔a meaningful government interference with an individual's possessory
interest in property
✔✔Katz v. U.S. - ✔✔A person is protected by the 4th Amendment when he seeks his
privacy even in an area accessible to the public ex: telephone booth
✔✔Cox v. State - ✔✔ruled that officers do not need to obtain prior approval to listen
with the naked ear to a conversation through someone's door to their apartment
✔✔Maryland v. Macon - ✔✔no REP in an obscene book on display in the public area of
an adult bookstore
✔✔The area of a vehicle and articles which can be observed from the outside are... -
✔✔not protected
✔✔Jackson v. State - ✔✔there is no constitutionally protected right in a descendant's
dead body
✔✔A judge that can issue an arrest warrant may also issue a... - ✔✔search warrant
✔✔What happens if officers find a closed business unlocked during a normal security
sweep? - ✔✔They may conduct a limited intrusion on business premises for the sole
purpose of securing the area and making sure no intruders are present
✔✔Examples of reasonable expectation of privacy - ✔✔glove box
trunk of car
tattoo (location not apparent- lower back, etc)
inside house (out of sight)
book-bag
✔✔Who may apply for a search warrant? - ✔✔only a certified peace officer in the
course of official duty
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Circumstances that may cause concern: - ✔✔1. officer is alone
2. officer is outnumbered
3. emotions and behavior of suspects
4. suspects refusal to cooperate
5. keeping hands in pockets after being told to remove them
✔✔Roadblocks are valid when they meet... - ✔✔Supervisory officers decided to
implement it for a legit purpose, ALL vehicles were stopped, Delay to drivers was
minimal, operation was well identified as a police checkpoint, the screening officer was
competent to determine which drivers needed PVT's.
✔✔Purpose of roadblocks - ✔✔Interception of illegal aliens, Sobriety checks, Verify DL
info, emergency checkpoint to prevent terrorist activities, catching dangerous criminals,
seeking info from public
✔✔Baker v. State - ✔✔the state can expect to lose such contests if it fails to produce
the responsible supervisory personnel at the hearing and has no other admissible
evidence to establish the basis for the roadblock
✔✔Lawfulness of roadblocks - ✔✔all vehicles were stopped
, delay was minimal
roadblock was well identified
screening officer's training and experience was sufficient to qualify him
✔✔What is not required for a roadblock? - ✔✔advanced publicity
✔✔Curtilage - ✔✔the enclosed space of ground and the outbuildings immediately
surrounding a structure
✔✔Search - ✔✔a government intrusion into a place where someone has a reasonable
expectation of privacy
✔✔Seizure - ✔✔a meaningful government interference with an individual's possessory
interest in property
✔✔Katz v. U.S. - ✔✔A person is protected by the 4th Amendment when he seeks his
privacy even in an area accessible to the public ex: telephone booth
✔✔Cox v. State - ✔✔ruled that officers do not need to obtain prior approval to listen
with the naked ear to a conversation through someone's door to their apartment
✔✔Maryland v. Macon - ✔✔no REP in an obscene book on display in the public area of
an adult bookstore
✔✔The area of a vehicle and articles which can be observed from the outside are... -
✔✔not protected
✔✔Jackson v. State - ✔✔there is no constitutionally protected right in a descendant's
dead body
✔✔A judge that can issue an arrest warrant may also issue a... - ✔✔search warrant
✔✔What happens if officers find a closed business unlocked during a normal security
sweep? - ✔✔They may conduct a limited intrusion on business premises for the sole
purpose of securing the area and making sure no intruders are present
✔✔Examples of reasonable expectation of privacy - ✔✔glove box
trunk of car
tattoo (location not apparent- lower back, etc)
inside house (out of sight)
book-bag
✔✔Who may apply for a search warrant? - ✔✔only a certified peace officer in the
course of official duty
