Constitutional Law Study

The justification provided by the Criminal Code apply only to criminal liability. If the person's conduct is justified under one of the Code provisions, he will have defense to the criminal charge; but this does not necessarily mean he will be immune from______.

• Absolute Immunity

• Civil Liability

• Qualified Immunity

• Remedy

_____ ______will be securitized throughout the process. At all points, did the officer, act to make a reasonable decision that this person was more likely guilty of a crime than not guilty.

A privilege is guaranteed by constitution or statute, and may not lawfully be suspended without due process of law

• True

• False

Non-Fourth Amendment searches are searches of objects and areas where no Constitutional protection exists because anyone may see or use the items to be seized.

• Curtilage where public has access

• Plain View

• Consent

• All of the Above

Officers may search a vehicle to arrest after the arrestee is secured and away from the vehicle, if there is probable cause that evidence _____for which the suspect is being arrested in the vehicle.

• Related to the offense

• Exists

• may be removed

• All of the Above

Match the following based on the key term(s) or word(s)

• Double jeopardy, Grand Jury

• Fourth Amendment

• Search & Seizure

• Sixth Amendment

• Speedy trial, atty, confront accuser(s)

• First Amendment

• Free from cruel and unusual punishment

• Eighth Amendment

• Speech, press, assembly, religion

• Fifth Amendment

The purpose of the 4th Amendment protection from unreasonable search and seizure is to guard a person's right to _____.

A "No-Knock" warrant execution may be justified when there is compelling reason to believe that a knock and announcement will result in the immediate destruction of evidence, or the officer has a compelling reason to believe that knocking will place him or another person in imminent danger of bodily hard.

• True

• False

Voluntariness is the overriding procedural requirement when obtaining admissions and confessions.

• True

• False

A frisk is an examination of a person or area to discover evidence, contraband, or weapons. It may be a systematic combing of a premise or something as simple as turning over a piece of stereo equipment to check the serial number.

• True

• False