Law - final exam Flashcards

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1
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Pillars of review

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Criminal
Civil
Administrative

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2
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Amendments we need to know as LEOs

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1st
2nd
4th
5th
6th
8th
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3
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Civil War amendments

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13th
14th
15th

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4
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Types of case law

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Binding

Persuasive

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5
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Types of jurisdiction

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Subject matter

Territorial

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6
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Levels of criminal culpability

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Knowingly
Intentionally
Recklessly
Strict liability

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Standards of proof

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Beyond a reasonable doubt
Clear and convincing
Probable cause
Preponderance of the evidence
Reasonable suspicion
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8
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Common enhancements

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Children are victims and/or present
Weapons involved
Proximity to schools
Public safety personnel are victims
Injury level
Prior convictions for same offense
Amount or weight of narcotics
Amount of goods stolen or taken
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9
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Types of criminal offenses

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Felony

Misdemeanor

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10
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Indiana’s levels of offenses

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Felony, 1 –> 6

Misdemeanor, A –>C

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11
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What are the four types of inchoate offenses?

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Attempt
Conspiracy
Solicitation
Abandonment

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12
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Types of legal mistakes

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Mistake of fact

Mistake of law

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13
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What are the five theories of punishment?

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Rehabilitation
Retribution
Incapacitation
Deterrence
Restoration
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14
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Define reasonable suspicion

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When a reasonable officer, based on facts and circumstances known to the officer, drawing upon his/her training and experience, believes criminal activity is afoot

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15
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Define probable cause

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When an officer has knowledge of facts and circumstances that would warrant a reasonable person to believe the suspect has committed the criminal act in question.

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16
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Levels of detention and matching proof required

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Jail/prison --> Beyond a reasonable doubt
Arrest --> Probable cause
Custody --> Probable cause
Terry Stop --> Reasonable suspicion
Infraction/ordinance violation
17
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When does an officer, in Indiana, make forcible entry

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Anytime an officer, without consent, breaks the plane

18
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An Indiana LEO can make an arrest when they have

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Warrant
Probable cause for a felony
Misdemeanor committed in an officer’s presence
Misdemeanor from exception list

19
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What are the ten misdemeanor exceptions?

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Domestic battery
Battery with injury
Carrying a handgun without a license/altered license
Operating a vehicle while intoxicated
Failure to stop at the scene of an accident
Violation of probation
Transporting a destructive device
Theft
Invasion of privacy
Interfering with the reporting of a crime

20
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A search occurs when

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A person’s property is trespassed (Olmstead), or

An expectation of privacy that society is prepared to consider reasonable is infringed. (Katz)

21
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What are the four clearly established warrant exceptions for a search? (types of searches)

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Vehicle frisk
Vehicle inventory
Search incident to arrest
Exigent circumstances

22
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What are the three exigent circumstances that exempt from a warrant

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To protect or preserve life or avoid serious injury

Evidence is in imminent danger of being destroyed

Stopping a fleeing suspect/hot pursuit

23
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Three prongs from the Litchfield Test

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The degree of concern, suspicion, or knowledge that a violation has occurred,

The degree of intrusion the method of the search or seizure imposes on the citizen’s ordinary activities, and

The extent of law enforcement needs.

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Define seizure

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When a reasonable person does not feel that they are free to terminate the encounter

25
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A seizure occurs when

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When a person submits to a lawful order by a LEO

When a LEO compels a person by force

26
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Define hearsay

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An out-of-court statement, offered in court, to prove the truth of the matter asserted

27
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What are the exemptions to hearsay?

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Excited utterance

Dying declaration

28
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What is the Brady Rule

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Prosecution must hand over any/all exculpatory evidence to the defense

29
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Custody + interrogation requires

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A valid Miranda waiver

30
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Define custody

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A restriction of freedom that closely resembles arrest

31
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Define interrogation

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Any words or actions on the part of the police that the police should know are reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response from the suspect