Ch 6. Criminal Procedure Flashcards
___ are interrogations conducted by police officers of suspects who are in their custody. (153)
Custodial interrogations
Custodial interrogation triggers the need for ____ warnings. (153)
Miranda
An agreement to commit a crime or break the law. (157)
A conspiracy
In a conspiracy, each of the co-conspirators can be charged with each crime committed by any of the other co-conspirators that is committed ____. (157)
in furtherance of the conspiracy
the “stop-and-frisk” scenario is limited to a search for ____, and would not authorize a more invasive search.
(134)
a concealed weapon
Stop-and-frisk is often referred to as ____. (134)
a terry stop
A ____ occurs when the defendant, or someone who has the right to control access to a particular area, consents to a search being conducted. (134)
consensual search
The ____ rule excludes the use of evidence seized or obtained in violation of a defendant’s constitutional rights.
exclusionary
_____ can make a citizen’s arrest when the person being arrested has committed a misdemeanor in their presence, or when probable cause exists to believe that the person being arrested has committed a felony. (128)
Anyone
The standard used by the grand jury is whether or not ___. (132)
there is probable cause to believe a crime has been committed and probable cause to believe the accused committed it.
The ___ authorizes police to use evidence seized without a warrant when it is in plain view of the officer. (134)
plain view doctrine
Upon making an arrest, a police officer may search a suspect and the area immediately around a suspect; this is called ___. (134)
a search incident to arrest
___ exist when requiring police officers to obtain warrants before acting would have real, immediate, and serious consequences. (137)
exigent circumstances
Someone who assisted the principal prior to the crime was called ____. (156)
an accessory before the fact
A ___ is the person who actually commits the physical act of crime. (156)
principal
Someone who helped the principal commit a crime, but was not actually present on the scene during the commission. (156)
Accessory
Someone who helped the principal escape from the scene, evade capture, or who helped cover up the crime was ___. (156)
an accessory after the fact
An aider and abettor can be charged as ___. (156)
a principal
___ is a defense that calls into question the fairness of police conduct where the conduct of law enforcement personnel was likely to induce a normally law-abiding person to commit the offense. (160)
entrapment
when evidence is sufficient for an indictment to be issued and there is a concurrence of 12 or more jurors a ___ will be issued. (132)
true bill
Neither admitting nor denying the commission of the crime but agreeing that the evidence is sufficient to establish guilt (132)
nolo contendere
Due to the mobility of cars and the impracticality of obtaining a search warrant to stop and search a car, police may search cars if they have ____. (136)
probable cause to believe the vehicle contains contraband
