Louisiana POST

Reasonable Suspicion - CORRECT ANSWER-Articulable facts, within the totality of the circumstances, taken together with rational inferences from those facts, which lead a deputy to reasonably believe that criminal activity has been, is being, or is about to be committed. Frisk - CORRECT ANSWER-A patting down of the outer garments of a subject for weapons. Two factors necessary: Legitimately stopped with reasonable suspicion The deputy has reason to believe that the suspect possesses weapons on his/her person or that the person poses a threat to the deputy or another person Probable Cause - CORRECT ANSWER-A set of articulable facts which would lead a neutral independent magistrate to believe, under the totality of the circumstances, that a crime occurred, or that seizable evidence will be found. Inevitable Discovery - CORRECT ANSWER-(Nix v. Williams 1984) Allows into evidence illegally seized items that would have been discovered lawfully anyway. Allows evidence of a defendant's guilt that would otherwise be considered inadmissible under the exclusionary rule to be admitted into evidence in a trial. Fruit of the Poisonous Tree - CORRECT ANSWER-Evidence that is obtained illegally "If the search is tainted, then t