CLEET Criminal Law & Procedures 4

Question 1

The 'public safety exception' to Miranda, established in New York v. Quarles, allows officers to:

Accepted Answer

Question suspects without Miranda warnings when there is an immediate public safety threat

Answer

Quarles allows officers to ask questions necessary to address an immediate public safety threat without first giving Miranda warnings, and the answers remain admissible.

Question 2

Oklahoma's felony murder rule imposes murder liability when a death occurs:

Accepted Answer

During the commission or attempted commission of certain inherently dangerous felonies

Answer

Felony murder applies when a death results from the commission of specified dangerous felonies, even if the defendant did not intend the killing.

Question 3

When police use a confidential informant to establish probable cause, the informant's tip must generally demonstrate:

Accepted Answer

Both the informant's basis of knowledge and their reliability or veracity

Answer

Under the totality-of-circumstances test from Illinois v. Gates, courts assess whether a tip provides a substantial basis for probable cause by looking at the informant's knowledge and reliability.

Question 4

Which of the following is an element of the crime of extortion (blackmail) under Oklahoma law?

Accepted Answer

Obtaining property by threatening to expose embarrassing or criminal information

Answer

Extortion involves compelling someone to surrender property or money through threats, including threats to expose information, distinguishing it from robbery or theft by deception.

Question 5

The Sixth Amendment right to counsel attaches at:

Accepted Answer

The initiation of formal criminal proceedings (indictment, arraignment, or preliminary hearing)

Answer

The Sixth Amendment right to counsel is offense-specific and attaches once formal adversarial proceedings have been initiated against the defendant.

(CLEET) Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training Certification Practice Test

(CLEET) Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training Certification Practice Test

CLEET Criminal Law & Procedures 4