Exam 3 Flashcards
Can use however much reasonable appears necessary
non-deadly force
Only to prevent or end a dangerous felony involving risk to human life
Deadly force
Police encouraged or had defendant commit crime though they would not have done it themselves
Entrapment
Defendants predisposition to commit the crime.
The question goes to the?
Subjective Standard
Jury
Focus is on law enforcement officers activity.
Question goes to?
Objective Standard
Judge
All evidence illegally obtained directly or indirectly must be excluded.
Exclusionary rule
Weeks v. US, Silver Platter Problem, and Mapp v. Ohio are all examples of what
Exclusionary rule
Arguments for the exclusionary rule are what
Judicial integrity and deterrent
Arguments against the exclusionary rule are what
States rights and “large cost”
What four places does the exclusionary rule not apply
Before trial proceedings, After trial, Civil cases, Admin agency hearings
Would have discovered the evidence regardless of the illegal conduct
Inevitable Discovery
Got evidence from an independent, untainted source not connected to the illegal activity
Independent Source
How many exceptions/limits to the exclusionary rule are there
9
Ill gotten evidence cannot be used to determine guilt or innocence but can be used to impeach the defendants credibility
Impeachment exception
If state provides defendant with a hearing of an unreasonable search and seizure claim they cannot raise exclusionary questions again according to what
Post-Conviction Federal Habeas Corpus Proceeding
If person acting independently of police direction, violates a persons fourth or fifth amendments rights, the court will not exclude the private party’s evidence
Private Party Searches
Exclusionary rule does not apply where police act on an objectively reasonable belief that their conduct is not violating a defendants rights
Good faith exception