Officers arrest a driver on an outstanding warrant for driving on a suspended license, handcuff him, and lock him in the patrol car. They then search his car's passenger compartment for narcotics without any other facts...
Citations: Arizona v. Gant, Chimel v. California, Riley v. California
During a lawful stop, officers smell raw marijuana and see a digital scale on the passenger seat. A trained dog alerts at the trunk. Officers open the trunk and find a closed suitcase large enough to hold marijuana. Whic...
Citations: United States v. Ross, California v. Acevedo, Carroll v. United States
...wful traffic stop, Newark officers learn that driver Nina has an outstanding arrest warrant for identity theft. They arrest her, handcuff her, and place her in the patrol car. Before towing the car, an officer searches N...
Citations: Chimel v. California, Arizona v. Gant, Riley v. California, Carroll v. United States, United States v. Ross, California v. Acevedo, Colorado v. Bertine, Florida v. Wells
...tigating credit-card fraud go to a Wilmington apartment shared by Ana and Ben. Ana answers the door and says, "You can look anywhere we both use." Ben stands behind her and says, "No search. Get a warrant." Officers arre...
Citations: Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, United States v. Matlock, Illinois v. Rodriguez, Georgia v. Randolph, Fernandez v. California, Stoner v. California
...robation with written conditions requiring him to submit to residence and property searches conducted under probation procedures. Officers know of the condition and go to the apartment Omar shares with his sister Priya a...
Citations: 11 Del. C. § 4321(d), United States v. Knights, Horton v. California, Caniglia v. Strom, City of Los Angeles v. Patel, New York v. Burger
...floor has two separately locked apartments, one rented by the suspect and one by a neighbor. Which statement best describes the particularity issue? This question tests particularity and reasonable mistakes in identifyin...
Citations: Maryland v. Garrison, 11 Del. C. §§ 2306, 2310
...front window, an officer sees Lena on the floor with blood on her arm and sees Milo, her boyfriend, run toward the hallway. Officers enter without a warrant, handcuff Milo in the hall, and call paramedics for Lena. While...
Citations: Payton v. New York, Brigham City v. Stuart, Kentucky v. King, Welsh v. Wisconsin, Mincey v. Arizona, Maryland v. Buie
...ay. It omits that the informant was paid, had pending felony charges, and had twice given false information to the same officer. Without the informant's statement, the affidavit contains only Luis's address and criminal...
Citations: Franks v. Delaware
Officers lawfully execute a warrant to search a studio apartment for a stolen laptop. On a desk large enough to hold the laptop, an officer sees a clear bag of fentanyl next to a digital scale. Which rule governs seiz...
Citations: Horton v. California
...l distress. No one answers at Marta's apartment, so officers ask the landlord to unlock the door and enter to "make sure everything is okay." Inside, they find contraband. Which statement best describes the claimed commu...
Citations: Caniglia v. Strom, Payton v. New York, Stoner v. California, Del. Const. art. I, Section 6
A Delaware magistrate signs a search warrant for a dwelling house on June 1. The warrant contains no express nighttime-search authorization. Officers execute it at 2:30 a.m. because that is when the investigative team...
Citations: 11 Del. C. § 2308
...t a delivery van from the named seller is scheduled to arrive Friday, and that Tara previously advertised identical cameras for resale. Which statement best describes the probable-cause analysis? This question tests prob...
Citations: Illinois v. Gates, 11 Del. C. §§ 2306, 2310
...er opens a locked briefcase, saying, "Maybe the evidence is in here," and finds stolen checks. Which statement is most accurate? This question tests inventory-search requirements and limits. South Dakota v. Opperman, Col...
Citations: South Dakota v. Opperman, Colorado v. Bertine, Florida v. Wells
...artment with his spouse. Officers search a shared living-room cabinet and then open a locked briefcase in the spouse's home office labeled with the spouse's name. Which statement best describes the search-condition issue...
Citations: 11 Del. C. § 4321(d), United States v. Knights
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