CPOLS chapters 6-7 and 13-14 Weeks 8-9 Flashcards
Searches pursuant to a search warrant are presumed lawful. (Chap. 6, II, B)
a) True
b) False
a) True
An ATF agent prepared an application for a warrant to search a Montana ranch for explosives and weapons detailed in the affidavit. The list of items was not incorporated into the warrant by reference and the description of the property to be seized was inadvertently omitted on the face of the warrant. The magistrate signed the warrant despite this patent error. (Chap. 6, II, C)
a) The Leon good faith exception did apply to a plainly invalid warrant that omitted a description of the items to be seized.
b) The Leon good faith exception did not apply to a plainly invalid warrant that omitted a description of the items to be seized.
c) The Leon good faith exception did apply to a plainly valid warrant that even though it omitted a description of the items to be seized.
d) none of the above
b) The Leon good faith exception did not apply to a plainly invalid warrant that omitted a description of the items to be seized.
Leon is often a single-use antidote when an area of law is not yet resolved in any published decision. The court may apply the Leon good faith exception in a given case but pronounce that officers __________________ would be charged with knowledge of a change/clarification of law. (Pressey (2002) 102 Cal.App.4th 1178, 1191.). (Chap. 6, II, C)
a) In all cases
b) in all past cases
c) in all future cases
d) none of the above
c) in all future cases
An affidavit must be in written form. (Chap. 6, V, B)
a) True
b) False
b) False
In the search warrant context, “probable cause” means, enough credible information to reasonably provide a “______________” that the object you seek will be found at the place you want to search.. (Chap 6, VII, A)
a) reasonable suspicion
b) prof beyond reasonable doubt
c) fair probability
d) guess
c) fair probability
If a search warrant for marijuana is issued based on valid probable cause, officers are required to abandon their search based on an alleged “defense” to possession for medicinal purposes. (Chap 6, VII, 1, B)
a) true
b) false
b) false
Certain health and safety codes preclude the __________ of a patient or caregiver in possession of specified quantities of marijuana upon proof of a valid identification card (Chap 6, VII, 1, B)
a) arrest
b) search
c) release
d) detention
a) arrest
Police officers are considered reliable informants because of their occupation. A police dispatcher is included as a reliable informant because they are law enforcement personnel. (Chap 6, VIII, C, 1, a)
a) true
b) false
a) true
If an informant cannot be shown credible or his information reliable upon any of the foregoing tests, he may be brought before the magistrate to swear under oath that he is telling the truth. (Chap 6, VIII,2, e)
a) true
b) false
a) true
In order to prove that information in an affidavit is not stale, officers are required to include: (Chap 6, IX)
a) pictures
b) justification that the materials sought were once on the premise
c) justification that the materials sought could have been on the premise
d) justification that the materials sought are still on the premise
d) justification that the materials sought are still on the premise
Without a night service endorsement a search warrant shall be served only between the hours of __________________ (Chap 6, XIV).
a) 8 a.m. and 4 p.m
b) 7 a.m. and 10 p.m
c) 7 a.m. and 9 p.m
d) 7 a.m. and 12 p.m
b) 7 a.m. and 10 p.m
Everyone in Miranda custody who is about to be interrogated is entitled to Miranda advisements, regardless of his “experience” or profession. (Chap 7,III).
a) true
b) false
a) true
When determining if a reasonable person would perceive a suspect is in custody for the purposes of Miranda the court will consider which of the following. (Chap 7,III).
a) the location
b) the length of the interrogation
c) whether indicia of an arrest was present
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
If an interrogation takes place at a police station Miranda is always required. (Chap 7,III, A).
a) true
b) false
b) false, only if the person feels like they are not free to leave
Never tell a suspect that you are not going to arrest him. This could be viewed as a promise of leniency making the statement “involuntary.” (Chap 7,III, A, 2).
a) true
b) false
a) true
For the purpose of Miranda, detention is the same as custody. (Chap 7,III, A, 5).
a) true
b) false
b) false
The emergency –rescue or public safety exception applies to Miranda, when your non-coercive questions are reasonably prompted by a concern for: (Chap 7,III, I).
a) your own safety or the safety of another person
b) the suspect
c) the public at large
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
If officers document a witness refusal to cooperate it can be used to impeach the witness if he tries to testify for the defendant at trial. (Chap 7,VII, A I).
a) true
b) false
a) true
A witnesses statement must be ______________ to be admissible. (Chap 7,VII, C).
a) recorded
b) witnesses
c) voluntary
d) all of the above
c) voluntary
Miranda only applies if the suspect knows he is talking to a police officer or a police agent. (Chap 7, X).
a) true
b) false
a) true
Officers executed a search warrant for deadly weapons and evidence of gang membership related to a recent shooting by a known gang member who lived at the residence. The officers handcuffed all four occupants, moved them to the converted garage, and kept them handcuffed for the two to three hours required to conduct a broad search of the residence. CPOLS 6 XVII E
a) HELD: The continued use of handcuffs during the occupants’ detention was reasonable.
b) HELD: The continued use of handcuffs during the occupants’ detention was un-reasonable.
c) HELD: The continued use of handcuffs during the occupants’ detention was un-reasonable
but the court upheld due to officer safety.
a) HELD: The continued use of handcuffs during the occupants’ detention was reasonable.
Example: Two men walked out of a residence that was under surveillance in preparation for serving a search warrant. They got into a car parked in the driveway and left the area. Detectives watching the house followed them for five minutes before stopping a car and pat-searching both men. CPOLS 6 XVII E
a) HELD: The detention was authorized under Summers.
b) HELD: The detention was not authorized under Summers.
b) HELD: The detention was not authorized under Summers.
Example: Officers from another police agency accompanied Los Altos police in the execution of a search warrant. The Los Altos officers obtained the warrant to search for evidence relating to a local burglary. The other agency hoped to find evidence connected to an unrelated homicide in their jurisdiction. Defendant alleged that the search for evidence related to the murder exceeded the scope of the warrant.
a) HELD: The search was valid.
b) HELD: The search was invalid.
A. That officers may hope to find evidence not listed in the warrant is irrelevant under the Fourth Amendment. Officers from both police agencies observed evidence relating to the murder in plain view, and they did not exceed the scope of the warrant because of what they hoped to find. (Carrington (2009) 47 Cal.4th 145, 168.)
Example: You question someone thinking he is just a witness, without giving Miranda warnings. Gradually, however, because of the answers he gives, you conclude he probably committed the crime and you plan to arrest him at some point. Can you can continue to ask more questions without giving Miranda advisements? Miranda
a) Yes
b) No
4 A Yes, As long as there was no “custody” at the start of the questioning and nothing changed, objectively, regarding the degree of restraint on the suspect