Arrest, Search, and Seizure Constitutional Law Flashcards
G.S. 15A-401
Making a warrantless arrest
G.S. 15A-404
A citizen detention
G.S. 15A-405
Assistance to enforcement officers by private persons to effect arrest or prevent escape
What is the definition?
(1) The supreme law of the land.
(2) Set forth the fundamental principles for government.
Constitutional Law
As a law enforcement officer, everything you do has to be ___________ and __________.
Reasonable and articulable.
What is the definition?
(1) Case Law (Judicial decisions)
Common Law
What is the definition?
(1) Written by legislative branches of the state or federal government.
(2) Declares, commands, or prohibits something.
Statutory Law
What is the definition?
“Defines the rights and duties of citizens. It is created by legislative or judicial action. It prohibits conduct such as robbery, larceny, or assault.”
Substantive Law
What is the definition?
“Specifies the method whereby substantive law is enforced. The statutes concerning issuance, execution, and return of search warrants are examples of procedural laws.”
Procedural Laws
Article 1
Structure and function of the Congress
Article 2
Executive branch of the government
Article 3
Judicial powers
Article 4
Duties that states owe each other
Article 5
Amendment procedures
Article 6
Supremacy clause
Article 7
Requirements for ratification
What is the definition?
“The right to get out of jail.”
Habeas corpus
What is the definition?
“Requires that all criminal cases except impeachment be tried by a ________.”
Jury
What is the definition?
“A special act of the legislature inflicting punishment on a person without a conviction through judicial proceedings.”
Bills of attainder
What is the definition?
“This provision prohibits any law which makes criminal an act that was innocent when done or which inflicts a greater punishment than allowed at the time of the prohibited action.”
Ex post facto laws