CIT GPSTC SOLVED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Wolfe v. Colorado.
Answer: Silver Platter doctrine was shut down
◉ Silver Platter Doctrine.
Answer: Federal agents would go to local officers b/c the
Exclusionary Rule DID NOT apply to local officers, and would ask
them to search people's homes/vehicles w/o a search warrant and if
they found any evidence, they would turn it over to the federal
agents
◉ Mapp v. OH.
Answer: Evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment could
not be admitted in a STATE court criminal proceeding. The
exclusionary rule has now been applied to state, county, and local
gov't
◉ US v. Leon.
Answer: A search warrant was made and large amounts of drugs
were found and Leon was indicted. Evidence was suppressed b/c
,there was no PC. The US Supreme Court created the Good Faith
exception to the exclusionary rule.
◉ Brewer v. Williams.
Answer: 10 yr old girl went missing; Williams abducted her;
"Christian Burial Speech"; This case established the INEVITABLE
DISCOVERY EXCEPTION
◉ Wong Sun v. US.
Answer: Under the Purged Taint Exception
After his unlawful arrest (Taint), Wong Sun had been lawfully
arraigned and released. He had returned voluntarily (Purged) when
he made an unsigned statement and therefore it was properly
admitted in evidence
◉ Oregon v. Elstad.
Answer: Gross home was burglarized; 18 year old neighbor Elstad
admitted to officer he was there. Elstad was taken in for questioning.
Oregon court concluded his initial unconstitutionally obtained
statement was inadmissible. *Always read Miranda before
questioning
◉ Probable Cause.
Answer: facts or circumstances that would make a reasonable or
prudent person believe a crime is being or has been committed
,◉ Exclusionary Rule.
Answer: evidence illegally obtained will not be admissible in court
*fruit of the poisonous tree
◉ Purpose of the exclusionary rule.
Answer: to deter police misconduct and control behavior of LEO's
◉ Fruit of the Poisonous Tree.
Answer: Prohibits evidence seized during an unlawful search,
testimony concerning knowledge acquired from that unlawful
search, and derivative evidence that flowed from the unlawful search
◉ Exceptions to the Exclusionary Rule.
Answer: 1. Good Faith
2. Independent Source
3. The Inevitable Discovery
4. Purged Taint
◉ Where does the Good Faith Exception NOT apply?.
Answer: GA
, ◉ Missouri v. Seibert.
Answer: Seibert's son w/ cerebral palsy died in his sleep and
Donald, an unrelated mentally ill person living with the family, was
also left to die in the fire to cover up son's death. LEO's arrested
Seibert, but did not Mirandize her. Officer Hanrahan obtained a
confession, gave her a break, and returned to give her Miranda
warnings and resumed questioning again. Officer did this on
purpose and Seibert moved to suppress. Case was thrown out.
◉ Scope.
Answer: The range of one's authority, breadth, or opportunity to
function
ex: boundary or limits imposed by the size or nature of the items
◉ Tier 1.
Answer: Verbal Encounter
◉ Tier 2.
Answer: Brief Seizure
Must have ARS
◉ Tier 3.
Answer: Arrest
Must have PC
SOLUTIONS
◉ Wolfe v. Colorado.
Answer: Silver Platter doctrine was shut down
◉ Silver Platter Doctrine.
Answer: Federal agents would go to local officers b/c the
Exclusionary Rule DID NOT apply to local officers, and would ask
them to search people's homes/vehicles w/o a search warrant and if
they found any evidence, they would turn it over to the federal
agents
◉ Mapp v. OH.
Answer: Evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment could
not be admitted in a STATE court criminal proceeding. The
exclusionary rule has now been applied to state, county, and local
gov't
◉ US v. Leon.
Answer: A search warrant was made and large amounts of drugs
were found and Leon was indicted. Evidence was suppressed b/c
,there was no PC. The US Supreme Court created the Good Faith
exception to the exclusionary rule.
◉ Brewer v. Williams.
Answer: 10 yr old girl went missing; Williams abducted her;
"Christian Burial Speech"; This case established the INEVITABLE
DISCOVERY EXCEPTION
◉ Wong Sun v. US.
Answer: Under the Purged Taint Exception
After his unlawful arrest (Taint), Wong Sun had been lawfully
arraigned and released. He had returned voluntarily (Purged) when
he made an unsigned statement and therefore it was properly
admitted in evidence
◉ Oregon v. Elstad.
Answer: Gross home was burglarized; 18 year old neighbor Elstad
admitted to officer he was there. Elstad was taken in for questioning.
Oregon court concluded his initial unconstitutionally obtained
statement was inadmissible. *Always read Miranda before
questioning
◉ Probable Cause.
Answer: facts or circumstances that would make a reasonable or
prudent person believe a crime is being or has been committed
,◉ Exclusionary Rule.
Answer: evidence illegally obtained will not be admissible in court
*fruit of the poisonous tree
◉ Purpose of the exclusionary rule.
Answer: to deter police misconduct and control behavior of LEO's
◉ Fruit of the Poisonous Tree.
Answer: Prohibits evidence seized during an unlawful search,
testimony concerning knowledge acquired from that unlawful
search, and derivative evidence that flowed from the unlawful search
◉ Exceptions to the Exclusionary Rule.
Answer: 1. Good Faith
2. Independent Source
3. The Inevitable Discovery
4. Purged Taint
◉ Where does the Good Faith Exception NOT apply?.
Answer: GA
, ◉ Missouri v. Seibert.
Answer: Seibert's son w/ cerebral palsy died in his sleep and
Donald, an unrelated mentally ill person living with the family, was
also left to die in the fire to cover up son's death. LEO's arrested
Seibert, but did not Mirandize her. Officer Hanrahan obtained a
confession, gave her a break, and returned to give her Miranda
warnings and resumed questioning again. Officer did this on
purpose and Seibert moved to suppress. Case was thrown out.
◉ Scope.
Answer: The range of one's authority, breadth, or opportunity to
function
ex: boundary or limits imposed by the size or nature of the items
◉ Tier 1.
Answer: Verbal Encounter
◉ Tier 2.
Answer: Brief Seizure
Must have ARS
◉ Tier 3.
Answer: Arrest
Must have PC
