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LEGAL STUDIES 131 QUIZ AND PAST EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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LEGAL STUDIES 131 QUIZ AND PAST EXAMQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 - 2025
TRUE OR FALSE: According to lecture, the Justices in Miranda v. Arizona acknowledged that the Miranda
Warnings are an exception to the doctrine that ignorance of the law is no excuse. ANS - false
Which of the following are instances where Miranda warnings need to be given? ANS - Lauren is
handcuffed and standing outside of a squad car, and officers are about to start questioning.
Cop George Gullib executes a search warrant in a home, where he finds drugs. It turns out that the
warrant has long expired but that the computer system, which sent the warrant to Gullib's screen did
not update the information. Gullib did not know about the expiration. Can the drugs be used in court?
ANS - Yes, because of the good faith exception.
Which of the following are circumstances under which a warrantless search is considered legitimate?
Pick all that are correct. ANS - Exigent circumstances, where an imminent risk of harm makes obtaining
a warrant impossible.
A search incident to a lawful arrest.
A "plain view" search conducted incident to a lawful entry of the premises.
A search conducted with the consent of a person who occupies the premises.
Which of the following statements about Search Incident to an Arrest is/are NOT true? ANS - Only
requires reasonable suspicion.
Applies to the passenger compartment of a vehicle if it is reasonable to believe that the arrestee might
access the vehicle.
ones that are true
-A search is limited to the person arrested and the area within their immediate control.
,-The purpose of this exception is to allow an officer to remove any weapons and to prevent the
concealment or destruction of evidence.
-Requires that the suspect is still able to destroy evidence or threaten an officer
As discussed in lecture, which of the following statements would best describe a "reasonable
expectation of privacy": ANS - The objective standard developed by courts for determining whether a
government intrusion into a person or property violates the Fourth Amendment because the intrusion
interferes with society's understanding of what constitutes "privacy."
Cop Care Less executes am expired search warrant. He knows that it is not legitimate. While he is
searching a home, he finds information on a notepad that leads to a place, where illegal drugs are
stored. According to lecture: ANS - The notepad is the poisonous tree, and the drugs are its fruits
What do we call the written statement of fact, supported by oath or affirmation, submitted to judicial
officers to fulfill the requirement of probable cause for obtaining a warrant? ANS - affidavit
Cop Nosy Noseberger is on the highway behind a car. Since it's been a slow day, he checks the license
plate of the car and sees that the owner's license has been revoked. The owner is a 55-year old male.
Which of the following statement(s) about this scenario is correct? ANS - In the absence of additional
facts, Nosy can assume that the owner drives the car and can pull him over.
Nosy needs reasonable suspicion for a violation of a law to pull the car over.
Gus F. is suspected of being involved in a drug cartel. Although police haven't been able to tie him
directly to a specific drug deal, they have reliable information that he is the cartel's mastermind. Hank
S., the lead detective, thinks that the only way to make a move against the cartel is to seize Gus's phone
and look at its data, knowing that Gus runs the operation from his phone. To be sure, Hank consults with
the police department's staff attorney. Hank asks her how he could get access to the data on the phone.
Which of the following answer(s) from the attorney are correct? ANS - If you get a warrant you can get
access to the phone by forcing Gus's finger on the fingerprint sensor to unlock the phone.
If you get a warrant, and in case the phone is protected by FaceID (a mechanism that unlocks the phone
by scanning the owner's face) you can get access to the data by simply taking the phone and holding it
before Gus's face.
, Which of the following individuals is involved in the greatest number of different stages of the criminal
process? ANS - prosector
Why is the prosecutor considered more independent than most other public officials? ANS - There is
typically no higher authority to second-guess or challenge the charging decisions a prosecutor makes.
Why is it inaccurate to say defense attorneys represent criminals? ANS - Because defense attorneys
represent those accused of crimes and presumed innocent, not just those convicted
As mentioned by Amy Johnson, what do we call the formal process of exchanging and requesting
information between and from the parties about witnesses and evidence in general they plan to present
at trial? ANS - discovery
A nolle prosequi is: ANS - The decision of the prosecutor to dismiss charges
Why do experts often consider a public defender system better than an assigned counsel system? ANS -
Because public defenders are specialists in criminal law
TRUE OR FALSE: A prosecutor's discretionary charging decision is an example of the principle of legality.
ANS - false
Which of the following is not a major way that states provide indigent defendants with counsel? You
may select more than one answer. ANS - Committed counsel
Pro Se counsel
WRONG answers
Assigned counsel
Contract counsel
Public defender programs
n her presentation, Amy Johnson mentioned the case of a 17-year old Black juvenile who was accused as
a party to credit card fraud. She explained to the juvenile, her client, that there was a good chance he
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