Curtilage - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. Thompson is suspected of running a counterfeiting operation out of his garage. The garage is attached to the dwelling. Without a warrant, three officers step onto his curtilage, shine a flashlight into the garage, and take a quick look. They observe a number of what appear to be $100 bills hanging from a clothesline. Was the observation into the garage lawful? a. No, because the officers physically intruded on a constitutionally protect location without either a warrant or an exception to ...

1. Thompson is suspected of running a counterfeiting operation out of his garage. The garage is attached to the dwelling. Without a warrant, three officers step onto his curtilage, shine a flashlight into the garage, and take a quick look. They observe a number of what appear to be $100 bills hanging from a clothesline. Was the observation into the garage lawful? a. No, because the officers physically intruded on a constitutionally protect location without either a warrant or an exception t...

1. Thompson is suspected of running a counterfeiting operation out of his garage. The garage is attached to the dwelling. Without a warrant, three officers step onto his curtilage, shine a flashlight into the garage, and take a quick look. They observe a number of what appear to be $100 bills hanging from a clothesline. Was the observation into the garage lawful? a. No, because the officers physically intruded on a constitutionally protect location without either a warrant or an exception t...

1. Thompson is suspected of running a counterfeiting operation out of his garage. The garage is attached to the dwelling. Without a warrant, three officers step onto his curtilage, shine a flashlight into the garage, and take a quick look. They observe a number of what appear to be $100 bills hanging from a clothesline. Was the observation into the garage lawful? a. No, because the officers physically intruded on a constitutionally protect location without either a warrant or an exception to ...

RBC 1 STUDY GUIDE case law - Answers -Court opinions that are issued over time through the power of judicial review circumstantial evidence - Answers -Evidence that does not prove a fact directly, but rather is personal knowledge or observations from which deductions are drawn consent search - Answers -Search conducted with consent that is voluntary and obtained from a person with the authority to give that consent contemporaneous - Answers -Search conducted at or near the time of ar...

10 - WCJC 114 Arrest Search & Seizure Question and answers 100% correct 2024/2025 10 - WCJC 114 Arrest Search & Seizure "Fruits of the Poisonous Tree" refers to the: -Writ of Habeas Corpus -Exclusionary Rule -Warrantless Arrest -Orange Growers -Open Fields Doctrine - correct answer Exclusionary Rule "Open Fields" searches according to common law and the U.S. Supreme Court are exempt from the 4th Amendment protection except for an open area surrounding a dwelling. This a...

"Graham Factors": What factors do you have to consider before use of force? - Severity of the crime, The suspect is an immediate threat to the safety of the officer or other, The degree to which the subject resists arrest or detention, Any attempts to evade arrest by flight. 16-3-21 - Use of force in defense of self or others 1st Prong - The reliability and credibility of the informant, often established by including a statement in the affidavit 2 parts of an arrest warrant - 1. Affidavi...

"plain view" doctrine - CORRECT ANSWER-states that items that are within the sight of an officer who is legally in a place from which the view is made may properly be seized without a warrant---as long as such items are immediately recognizable as subject to seizure. Requirements of the Plain view Doctrine - CORRECT ANSWER-a. officer must have gained awareness of the item solely by sight b. officer must be in that physical position legally c. it must be immediately apparent that it is a...

"plain view" doctrine - CORRECT ANSWER-states that items that are within the sight of an officer who is legally in a place from which the view is made may properly be seized without a warrant---as long as such items are immediately recognizable as subject to seizure. Requirements of the Plain view Doctrine - CORRECT ANSWER-a. officer must have gained awareness of the item solely by sight b. officer must be in that physical position legally c. it must be immediately apparent that it is a...

1. Thompson is suspected of running a counterfeiting operation out of his garage. The garage is attached to the dwelling. Without a warrant, three officers step onto his curtilage, shine a flashlight into the garage, and take a quick look. They observe a number of what appear to be $100 bills hanging from a clothesline. Was the observation into the garage lawful? a. No, because the officers physically intruded on a constitutionally protect location without either a warrant or an excep...