Chapter 6 Flashcards
Police and the Constitution: The Rules of Law Enforcement
Reasonable grounds to believe the existence of facts warranting certain actions, such as the search or arrest of a person, are referred to as
probable cause
Under the _____ rule, any evidence that is obtained in violation of the accused’s rights, as well as any evidence derived from illegally obtained evidence, will not be admissible in criminal court.
exclusionary
In the ______ case, the Supreme Court stated that an officer must have “specific and articulable facts” to support the decision to make a stop, but added that the facts may be “taken together with rational inferences.”
Terry
The Supreme Court has stated that a ______ should be a protective measure, not a “fishing expedition.”
frisk