Final Criminal Procedure Exam with
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a person does not retain a reasonable expectation of privacy in trash once it
a. leaves their immediate possession
b. is place in plain view
c. is placed in a public area
d. both b and c - ANSWER-both b and c
a police officer who wanted to obtain a warrant immediately to search a location, on the
expectations that contraband will arrive there later, would seek a/an ? search warrant
a. prospective
b. anticipatory
c. future
d. contingent - ANSWER-anticipatory
a search warrant is issued.by a magistrate on the basis of a ? signed and prepared by a
police officer
a. sworn affidavit
b. statement of reasonable suspicion
c. writ
d. complaint - ANSWER-sworn affidavit
a stop by a police officer for no reason or without any justification is
a. not a stop
b. unusual
c. legal
d. illegal - ANSWER-unusual
a suspect is not entitle to Miranda warnings before being put into
a. lineup because lineups never involve custody of a suspect
b there is no interrogation or testimonial evidence from the suspect
c. lineups are not a critical stage
d. the privilege agains self incrimination only applies to court proceedings - ANSWER-
there is no interrogation or testimonial evidence from the suspect
a suspect is not entitle to Miranda warnings before being put into a lineup because
a. lineups never involve custody of a suspect
b. there is no interrogation or testimonial evidence from the suspect
lineups are not a critical stage
d. the privilege agains self incrimination only applies to court proceedings - ANSWER-
there is no interrogation or testimonial evidence from the suspect
a vehicle stop is a FourthAmendment:
,a. seizure of persons an property
b. search of property
c. search of a person
d. seizure equivalent to an arrest - ANSWER-search of property
a warrantless search of a vehicle must be based on:
a. reasonable suspicion
b. probable cause
c. clear and convincing evidence
d. racial profiling - ANSWER-clear and convincing evidence
abandonment implies giving up which of the following?
a. possession
b. ownership
c. reasonable expectation of privacy
d. all of the above - ANSWER-all of the above
airport searches require which of the following:
a. mere suspicion
b. reasonable suspicion
c. probable cause
d. none of these - ANSWER-none of these
although often associated with a suspect's right to counsel, Miranda v. Arizona is in fact
based on the
a. fourteenth amendment right to due process
b. fifth amendment right to protection agains self-incrimination
c. sixth amendment right to counsel
d. sixth amendment right to bail - ANSWER-fifth amendment right to protection agains
self-incrimination
an exception to the usual rule requiring individualized suspicion before stopping a
vehicle is for certain types of:
a. checkpoint
b. motor homes
c. hight speed pursuits
d. high performance motor vehicles - ANSWER-high performance motor vehicles
an identification procedure that involves only the suspect and the victim is called a/an
a. showup
b. lineup
c. photographic display
d. arraignment - ANSWER-showup
an officer has made a valid stop of an automobile. which of the following is not
automatically authorized?
, a. asking for consent to search
b. asking the driver to produce driver's license and registration
c. locating and examine the VIN
d. searching the vehicle for contraband - ANSWER-asking for consent to search
an officer has validly stopped a motorist and want to ask the motorist for consent to
search. this request for consent:
a. must be based on a reasonable suspicion that there is contraband in the vehicle
b. must be based on probable cause to believe the there is contraband in the vehicle
c. may be made only if the suspect is arrested
d. can be made automatically and a t any time during the stop - ANSWER-must be
based on a reasonable suspicion that there is contraband in the vehicle
an officer makes a valid stop of an automobile and wants to ask the driver questions
about his travel plans and what is in the vehicle. these questions:
a. must be preceded by Miranda warnings
b. may be asked routinely as part of the stop
c. may be asked only if the officer has a reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing
d. may be asked only if the officer has probable cause to believe there is criminal
activity - ANSWER-may be asked only if the officer ahas a reasonable suspicion of
wrongdoing
an officer makes a valid traffic stop an issues a valid ticket (citation) the officer has no
intention of making an arrest or taking the person into custody. without consent or
probable cause the officer searches the vehicle. under the Fourth Amendment this
search
a. is a lawful version of a search incident to a lawful arrest
b. is invalid because vehicle searches require warrants
c. is invalid because there is not probable cause or consent
d. is valid because there is a risk to officer safety - ANSWER-is invalid because there is
not probable cause or consent
an officer may enter a dwerlling without a warrant in response to
a. a hunch a crime has been committed
b. screams for help
c.. a reasonable suspicion that drugs are on the premises
d. a belief that a wanted felon is inside - ANSWER-screams for help
an undercover law enforcement officer poses as a fellow inmate of a suspect and asks
incriminating questions. the suspect makes an incriminating statement. no warnings are
die. this statement is
a. inadmissible because the suspect is in custody and undergoing interrogation by a
police officer
b. inadmissible because deception was used
c. inadmissible if used to impeach the defendant's testimony at trial
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a person does not retain a reasonable expectation of privacy in trash once it
a. leaves their immediate possession
b. is place in plain view
c. is placed in a public area
d. both b and c - ANSWER-both b and c
a police officer who wanted to obtain a warrant immediately to search a location, on the
expectations that contraband will arrive there later, would seek a/an ? search warrant
a. prospective
b. anticipatory
c. future
d. contingent - ANSWER-anticipatory
a search warrant is issued.by a magistrate on the basis of a ? signed and prepared by a
police officer
a. sworn affidavit
b. statement of reasonable suspicion
c. writ
d. complaint - ANSWER-sworn affidavit
a stop by a police officer for no reason or without any justification is
a. not a stop
b. unusual
c. legal
d. illegal - ANSWER-unusual
a suspect is not entitle to Miranda warnings before being put into
a. lineup because lineups never involve custody of a suspect
b there is no interrogation or testimonial evidence from the suspect
c. lineups are not a critical stage
d. the privilege agains self incrimination only applies to court proceedings - ANSWER-
there is no interrogation or testimonial evidence from the suspect
a suspect is not entitle to Miranda warnings before being put into a lineup because
a. lineups never involve custody of a suspect
b. there is no interrogation or testimonial evidence from the suspect
lineups are not a critical stage
d. the privilege agains self incrimination only applies to court proceedings - ANSWER-
there is no interrogation or testimonial evidence from the suspect
a vehicle stop is a FourthAmendment:
,a. seizure of persons an property
b. search of property
c. search of a person
d. seizure equivalent to an arrest - ANSWER-search of property
a warrantless search of a vehicle must be based on:
a. reasonable suspicion
b. probable cause
c. clear and convincing evidence
d. racial profiling - ANSWER-clear and convincing evidence
abandonment implies giving up which of the following?
a. possession
b. ownership
c. reasonable expectation of privacy
d. all of the above - ANSWER-all of the above
airport searches require which of the following:
a. mere suspicion
b. reasonable suspicion
c. probable cause
d. none of these - ANSWER-none of these
although often associated with a suspect's right to counsel, Miranda v. Arizona is in fact
based on the
a. fourteenth amendment right to due process
b. fifth amendment right to protection agains self-incrimination
c. sixth amendment right to counsel
d. sixth amendment right to bail - ANSWER-fifth amendment right to protection agains
self-incrimination
an exception to the usual rule requiring individualized suspicion before stopping a
vehicle is for certain types of:
a. checkpoint
b. motor homes
c. hight speed pursuits
d. high performance motor vehicles - ANSWER-high performance motor vehicles
an identification procedure that involves only the suspect and the victim is called a/an
a. showup
b. lineup
c. photographic display
d. arraignment - ANSWER-showup
an officer has made a valid stop of an automobile. which of the following is not
automatically authorized?
, a. asking for consent to search
b. asking the driver to produce driver's license and registration
c. locating and examine the VIN
d. searching the vehicle for contraband - ANSWER-asking for consent to search
an officer has validly stopped a motorist and want to ask the motorist for consent to
search. this request for consent:
a. must be based on a reasonable suspicion that there is contraband in the vehicle
b. must be based on probable cause to believe the there is contraband in the vehicle
c. may be made only if the suspect is arrested
d. can be made automatically and a t any time during the stop - ANSWER-must be
based on a reasonable suspicion that there is contraband in the vehicle
an officer makes a valid stop of an automobile and wants to ask the driver questions
about his travel plans and what is in the vehicle. these questions:
a. must be preceded by Miranda warnings
b. may be asked routinely as part of the stop
c. may be asked only if the officer has a reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing
d. may be asked only if the officer has probable cause to believe there is criminal
activity - ANSWER-may be asked only if the officer ahas a reasonable suspicion of
wrongdoing
an officer makes a valid traffic stop an issues a valid ticket (citation) the officer has no
intention of making an arrest or taking the person into custody. without consent or
probable cause the officer searches the vehicle. under the Fourth Amendment this
search
a. is a lawful version of a search incident to a lawful arrest
b. is invalid because vehicle searches require warrants
c. is invalid because there is not probable cause or consent
d. is valid because there is a risk to officer safety - ANSWER-is invalid because there is
not probable cause or consent
an officer may enter a dwerlling without a warrant in response to
a. a hunch a crime has been committed
b. screams for help
c.. a reasonable suspicion that drugs are on the premises
d. a belief that a wanted felon is inside - ANSWER-screams for help
an undercover law enforcement officer poses as a fellow inmate of a suspect and asks
incriminating questions. the suspect makes an incriminating statement. no warnings are
die. this statement is
a. inadmissible because the suspect is in custody and undergoing interrogation by a
police officer
b. inadmissible because deception was used
c. inadmissible if used to impeach the defendant's testimony at trial
