Police Flashcards
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A suspect invokes their right to remain silent during interrogation. What must officers do?
Answer: Immediately cease all questioning
Once a suspect invokes the right to remain silent, all interrogation must stop immediately under Miranda protections.
Which type of search requires neither a warrant nor probable cause?
Answer: Consent search
A consent search is lawful without a warrant or probable cause as long as consent is freely and voluntarily given.
What does 'curtilage' refer to in Fourth Amendment law?
Answer: Land and structures immediately surrounding a home
Curtilage is the area immediately surrounding a home that shares the same Fourth Amendment protections as the home itself.
An officer stops a vehicle and smells marijuana. Under federal law, this smell alone:
Answer: Is sufficient probable cause to search the vehicle
Under federal precedent, the plain smell of marijuana can establish probable cause to search a vehicle without a warrant.
What is the primary purpose of a field sobriety test?
Answer: To establish probable cause for a DUI arrest
Field sobriety tests are standardized assessments used to establish probable cause to arrest a driver for DUI.
During a traffic stop, an officer may order the driver out of the vehicle:
Answer: As a matter of course, without any specific justification
Per Pennsylvania v. Mimms, officers may order a driver out of a lawfully stopped vehicle as a routine safety precaution without additional justification.
What is the legal standard required to obtain a search warrant?
Answer: Probable cause
The Fourth Amendment requires probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, before a judge may issue a search warrant.