CPFS Exam 4 Chapters 4,5,6 And 8 Questions And Verified
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What court case gave the ability for "Stop & Frisk"? - ANSWER Terry vs. Ohio
What is the required justification for a Stop & Frisk? - ANSWER Reasonable suspicion
What is the scope of Search for a stop & frisk? - ANSWER Quick seizure & limited search
for contraband.
What is the Plain Feel rule? - ANSWER You must be able to tell it's contraband from a
pat-down/ if you can it gives you PC to search.
What are the big distinctions in a Stop & Frisk? - ANSWER Stop (less) vs. Arrest
(greater)
Frisk (less) vs. Search (greater)
Stop & frisk of automobiles What is the application of automobiles to stop & frisk?
(Cortez Case) - ANSWER Car can be stopped if officer has reasonable belief that the car
is involved in crim. activity (that has or is about to occur).
What is the Exclusionary rule? - ANSWER Prohibits the use of evidence at trial which
was found from LE violating constitutional rights of the accused. (deters LE from gaining
evidence like this) (for police)
What is the Good Faith Exception? - ANSWER If there is a judicial mistake as opposed to
police misconduct the evidence is still admissible
What were some landmark cases for the Exclusionary Rule? -ANSWER-Weeks - Federal
, -Mapp - State & Local
Fruits of a Poisonous Tree extension of exclusionary rule EXPLAIN If police find
evidence from violating rights and then find other evidence as a result of that, it is
inadmissible LE does illegal wire tap, & hear about 2 kilos of crack; & find that. Both the
wire tapped confession & the crack are inadmissible
What are some exceptions to the Fruit of the Poisonous Tree rule? - ANSWER 1.
Inevitable discovery
2. Independent source (Ex: man confesses to where he dumped gun under coercion
while a witness calls in w/ this info)
What is Legal Standing? - ANSWER If you're going to argue your rights/expectation of
privacy were violated you have to be in an area where you have rights or an expectation
of privacy. (Ex: guest in drug dealer's house can't say police invaded expectation of
privacy bc he has none)
What does the 5th amendment do? - ANSWER Prevents police from forcing a person to
be a witness against themselves/self-incrimination
What would make a confession inadmissible? - ANS physical abuse
-coercion/ threats/ duress
-psy. manipulation
What are the limitations of bluffing? - ANS The bluff cannot shock the conscious of the
jury/court
Miranda vs. AZ-what happened during case? - ANS In this case, the LE interrogated
Miranda w/o informing him of his constitutional rights
Miranda Formula-what is it? - ANS Custody + Interrogation = Warning + Waiver
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