Search and Seizure

The exclusionary rule is that illegally obtained evidence

• cannot be used in court

• can be used against police officers who collected it

• can only be used if the jury decides it can

• is irrelevannt

If a person consents to a search

• it doesnt matter

• police officers can still only search with a warrent

• anything found can be used in court

• police cannot enter their home

When police are chasing a fleeing person, they are

• in hot pursuit

• in plain view

• conducting stop and frisk

• going to have to call for a warrant

Evidence found in the trash

• can be used in court

• cannot be used in court

• is illegally obtained

• is a violation of privacy rights

Where does a person have the LEAST amount of privacy rights?

• in their home

• in school

• on their person

• in their personal belongings

The government can violate privacy rights if it has

• reasonable suspicion

• clear and convincing evidence

• probable cause

• preponderance of the evidence

Typically warrants must be executed during DAYLIGHT hours only.

• True

• False

If there is a knock-and-announce-violation, evidence cannot be used against a person.

• True

• False

In emergency situations, a warrant is not necessary.

• True

• False

Objects falling in the plain view of an officer (out in the open) are okay to be seized and may be introduced in evidence in court.

• True

• False