What do you need in order to stop someone?
Reasonable Suspicion
The five (5) Burdens of Proof
(1) Reasonable Suspicion
(2) Probable Cause
(3) Preponderance of Evidence
(4) Clear & Convincing
(5) Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
What is the Burden of Proof for a Temporary Detention?
Reasonable Suspicion
What is the required “Burden of Proof” to make a traffic stop?
Reasonable Suspicion
Burden of Proof - “Reasonable Suspicion” Allows an officer to?
To temporarily Detain someone - “Temporary Detention”
Must be based on facts known at the time, not later on for an officer to have?
Reasonable Suspicion
Case that gave birth to “Reasonable Suspicion” which was lower burden of proof than Probable Cause
Terry v. Ohio (1968)
What is a “Terry Stop”
Reasonable Articulable Suspicion of Criminal Activity that is a Foot
(5) Landmark cases applicable to the 4th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
(1) Weeks v. US
(2) Silverthorne Lumber Co.
(3) Mapp v. Ohio
(4) Terry v. Ohio
(5) Chimel v. California
True or false - Idaho is NOT a “Stop & Identify” state in the context of a Terry Stop
true
List (10) Ten Types of “Warrantless Searches”
(1) - Consent
(2) - Search Incident to Arrest
(3) - Vehicles
(4) - Plain View
(5) - Plain Feel
(6) - Plain Smell
(7) - Open View
(8) - Terry Stop / Frisk
(9) - Hot Pursuit
(10) - Exigent Circumstances
What is a “Terry Stop”
Reasonable Articulable Suspicion of Criminal Activity that is a Foot
What is a “Terry Frisk”
Belief that a person is ARMED and DANGEROUS allows to frisk for weapons
Can county detention officers make arrests in certain situations?
YES
Can a judge issue an order authorizing the temporary detention of an individual, for the purpose of obtaining
evidence of identifying physical characteristics, of an identified or particularly described
individual residing in or found in the jurisdiction over which the judicial presides?
YES
Idaho Code 19-625(1)
What is a “Detention Warrant”?
A detention warrant is for the purpose of obtaining evidence of physical characteristics —
not testimonial evidence.
An officer can NOT obtain a detention warrant in order to speak with a
suspect and/or try to obtain a confession. A detention warrant cannot overcome the 5th
Amendment’s protections.
The Seven (7) Step Process taught
(SIS-ART-O)
(1) Seizure
(2) Interrogation
(3) Search
(4) Arrest / Citation Decision
(5) Report Writing
(6) Testifying in Court
(7) Other Considerations
What is the difference between ”Search” and “Seizure”?
Search = Looking
Seizure = Taking
Difference between: “Open View Doctrine” and “Plain View Doctrine”
Open View Doctrine: Applies to warrantless searches from a location open to the public that is not constitutionally protected
Plain View Doctrine: Applies to warrantless seizures of items while lawfully in a constitutionally protected area
Applies to warrantless seizures of items while lawfully in a constitutionally protected area
The Plain View Doctrine
What is “Standing”?
A defendant does not have automatic standing to proceed on a motion to surpass evidence.
Rather, the defendant has the threshold of burden to show that a search or seizure occurred which infringed on his or her reasonable or legitimate expectation of privacy in the search or property seized.
A legal principle that prevents evidence obtained in violation of a person’s constitutional rights, particularly though illegal searches and seizures under the 4th amendment, from being used in criminal trails.
Exclusionary Rule
Does the 4th Amendment of the US Constitution apply during a traffic stop seizure?
YES
Does the Article I - Section 17 of the Idaho Constitution apply during a traffic stop seizure?
YES