Definitions

Question 1

Arrest

Answer 1

Taking under real or assumed authority, custody of another person of holding him to answer to a criminal charge, or to prevent harm to himself or others.

Question 2

Crime

Answer 2

An act committed or omitted in violation of public law, either forbidding or commanding it to be done.

Question 3

Felony

Answer 3

Any crime punishable by death or imprisonment in state prison

Question 4

Misdemeanor

Answer 4

Any crime less than a felony

Question 5

Probable cause

Answer 5

Level of proof that is more than reasonable suspicion, yet less than proof beyond a reasonable doubt

Question 6

Probable cause to arrest

Answer 6

That level of proof, based on facts sufficiently strong in themselves, to cause a reasonable and prudent person to believe that the accused committed the crime with which he is charged.

Question 7

Probable cause to search

Answer 7

That level of proof, based on facts sufficiently strong in themselves to cause a reasonable person to believe seizable evidence is located and a particular place

Question 8

Search

Answer 8

Implies a quest or examination. A prying into hidden places for that which is concealed

Question 9

Seizure

Answer 9

A forceful taking or dispossession of property of another not accompanied by a search

Question 10

Frisk

Answer 10

Patting of outer clothing of a person or area under his control to determine by sense of touch the presence of a weapon.

Question 11

Reasonable suspicion

Answer 11

Level of proof that is less than probable cause but more than mere suspicion

Question 12

Unlawful Design

Answer 12

Suspect has committed is committing or is about to commit a crime

Question 13

Curtilage

Answer 13

Area around the dwelling that a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy (rule of thumb is 75 FT)

Question 14

Intensity

Answer 14

Search is governed by the size of the item you are looking for

Question 15

Scope

Answer 15

Area to be searched