con law

Question 1

Arrest

Answer 1

the taking under real or assumed Authority custody of another person for the purpose 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 be done

Question 3

Felony

Answer 3

any crime punishable by death or imprisonment in the state prison

Question 4

Misdemeanor

Answer 4

any crime less than a felony

Question 5

Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

Answer 5

guilty in court conviction

Question 6

probable cause

Answer 6

that level of proof that is more than reasonable suspicion yet less than Beyond a reasonable doubt
(arrest in search)

Question 7

mere suspicion

Answer 7

observe/follow/voluntary encounter

Question 8

Search

Answer 8

implies a quest or examination 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

the pouting down of an 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

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

Question 12

unlawful design

Answer 12

that a suspect has committed is committing or is about to commit

Question 13

First Amendment

Answer 13

protects speech press assembly religion

Question 14

Speech not protected

Answer 14

fighting words (inflict injury)
speech plus (yelling riot or fire at the movies)

Question 15

4th Amendment

Answer 15

prohibits unreasonable search and seizures by the government