Ch 7: Courts Flashcards
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Finding and examining a suspect/evidence
Reasonable suspicion
Legal standard in which an officer has objectively justifiable suspicion a crime occured and requires further investigation
Plain view doctrine
Rule of criminal procedure that allows officer to examine and seize evidence of a crime without a warrant when the evidence is clearly visible
Automobile exception
Rule allowing police to search vehicle without warrant if there’s probable cause that it may contain evidence, drugs, or stolen property
Hot pursuit
Police may enter a home without a warrant when pursuing a suspect, stopping violence, or persevering evidence
Seizure
Police removal of property following unlawful activity or to satisfy a judgment by the court
Stop
Temporary detention for questioning or investigation based on reasonable suspicion
Stop and frisk
Officers may lawfully pat down the clothing of someone when they have reasonable suspicion that person is involved in criminal activity
Exigent circumstances
Arrest, search, or seizure can be made without warrant when there’s immediate threat to public safety or evidence may be destroyed
Public safety exception
Police can question suspects in custody without giving them their miranda warning if they feel as though taking time to do so would jeapordize public safety
Exclusionary rule
Evidence obtained in violation of constitution is inadmissible in court
Fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine
Evidence obtained in violation of any law is inadmissible in court
Good faith exception
Officers had reasonable belief they were acting legally
Inevitable discovery rule
Evidence would be eventually discovered in a routine investigation
Dual court system
Having both federal and state court (like in the US)
