Question 1

Define probable cause and how it relates to the exception regarding automobile searches.

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Probable cause is a legal standard that ...

Question 2

A valid inventory search requires neither __________ nor a(n) __________.

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probable c...

Question 3

Assuming that a vehicle has been legally impounded, under what circumstances, if any, may the vehicle be searched for incriminating evidence without a warrant?

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In the United States, if a vehicle has b...

Question 4

Define what the courts meant in South Dakota v. Opperman by a "standard procedures" requirement for inventory searches.

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In the case of South Dakota v. Opperman,...

Question 5

Which of the following most appropriately describes the Carroll doctrine?

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A)   Officers with reasonable suspicion may search the entire motor vehicle if there are exigent circumstances.
B)   The Carroll doctrine does not apply to motor homes.
C)   Officers may search the interior of the passenger compartment but may not open the trunk.
D)   Officers with probable cause may search to the same extent as if they had a search warrant.

Question 6

Name at least three different scenarios that the courts have ruled that it is within the authority of the police to impound a vehicle.

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1. Evidence of a crime: If a vehicle is ...

Question 7

Explain the rationale and the scope of searches allowed under the Carroll doctrine regarding automobile exceptions to search warrants.

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The Carroll doctrine, also known as the ...

Question 8

An inventory will be declared an unlawful search if the officer reveals that she suspected that she would find some contraband.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Not all drivers and passengers have an expectation of privacy in terms of the items contained in a vehicle. Under the Fourth Amendment these vehicle occupants would be said to lack __________ to challenge a particular vehicle search by police.

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The answer of Not all drivers and passengers have an...

Question 10

Law enforcement officers with probable cause to search a motor vehicle may inspect passengers' belongings found in the vehicle that are capable of concealing the object of the search.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The controlling consideration in the warrantless search of a vehicle is __________ to believe that the vehicle contains items that are connected with criminal activity and thus are subject to seizure.

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The answer of The controlling consideration in the warrantless search...

Question 12

Which of the following is the least (if at all)  important consideration in justifying the search of a vehicle under the Carroll doctrine?

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A)   the type of vehicle
B)   that a vehicle seldom serves as a residence
C)   that a vehicle is often taken into police custody for public interests
D)   that the vehicle is registered and the driver is licensed by the state

Question 13

For a vehicle inventory to be constitutional, _____.

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A)   there must be a written departmental policy
B)   there must be an oral departmental policy
C)   there must be a departmental policy
D)   the officer must have probable cause

Question 14

In determining whether a vehicle is readily mobile, courts look to whether _____.

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A)   the vehicle is inherently capable of movement
B)   the vehicle is actually mobile at a particular moment in time
C)   the vehicle was recently moved by the owner
D)   he person controlling the vehicle has ready the tools needed to make the vehicle capable of movement

Question 15

Based on the California v. Acevedo decision, the scope of a warrantless search of an automobile is defined by the _____.

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A)   nature of the container in which the contraband is secreted
B)   object of the search and the places in which there is probable cause to believe that it may be found
C)   object of the search, but not by the places in which there is probable cause to believe that it may be found
D)   places in which there is probable cause to believe that the object may be found, but not by the object of the search

Question 16

To use the automobile exception as the basis for a warrantless search, _____.

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A)   the vehicle must be inherently capable of movement, the officer must have probable cause, and there must exist an additional exigent situation
B)   the vehicle must be inherently capable of movement, but the officer does not need probable cause to search
C)   the vehicle must be inherently capable of movement and there must exist an additional exigent situation
D)   the vehicle must be inherently capable of movement and the officer must have probable cause

Question 17

Unless __________ circumstances exist, an inventory search of a vehicle must be conducted at the time of impoundment, not before impoundment.

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The answer of Unless __________ circumstances exist, an inventory search...

Question 18

If a car is readily mobile and probable cause exists to believe it contains contraband, the Fourth Amendment permits police to search the vehicle without additional justification.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If an officer has probable cause to search a container after the container has been removed from a vehicle, then the Carroll doctrine _____.

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A)   applies
B)   does not apply unless the container is in the process of being returned to the vehicle
C)   does not apply
D)   does not apply unless the vehicle is readily mobile

Question 20

Police have corroborated information that a mobile home, the residence of Ernst, was being used as a distribution point for illicit drugs. The trailer was hooked to utilities and septic system in a mobile home lot and was elevated on blocks. The truck which towed the vehicle was parked nearby. If officers immediately knock and announce, enter, and conduct a warrantless search without consent, how are the courts most likely to view the search?

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A)   invalid because they do not have a warrant
B)   valid because the mobile home was readily mobile
C)   invalid because the officers did not have knowledge that the evidence would be destroyed if they delayed
D)   valid because of exigency

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Assuming that a vehicle has been legally impounded, under what circumstances, if any, may the vehicle be searched for incriminating evidence without a warrant?

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The controlling consideration in the warrantless search of a vehicle is __________ to believe that the vehicle contains items that are connected with criminal activity and thus are subject to seizure.

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Unless __________ circumstances exist, an inventory search of a vehicle must be conducted at the time of impoundment, not before impoundment.

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Which of the following most appropriately describes the Carroll doctrine?

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Based on the California v. Acevedo decision, the scope of a warrantless search of an automobile is defined by the _____.

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Assuming that a vehicle has been legally impounded, under what circumstances, if any, may the vehicle be searched for incriminating evidence without a warrant?

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An inventory will be declared an unlawful search if the officer reveals that she suspected that she would find some contraband.

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Unless __________ circumstances exist, an inventory search of a vehicle must be conducted at the time of impoundment, not before impoundment.

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