Quiz 3

Question 1

Habeas corpus seeks release from prison because constitutional rights were violated before and/or during trial.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Erroneously admitted evidence during trial will always be overturned in appeal.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

An unprovoked flight constitutes reasonable suspicion for an officer to make a stop.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Habeas corpus is vey seldom successful.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Due process violations can lead officers to police cvil liability under federal law.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Purged Taint expectation states that evidence is admissible in court if the defendant’s subsequent voluntary act dissipates the taint of the initial illegality.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

The exclusionary rule may be invoked at about any stage of the criminal justice proceeding.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

For knock and announce, not waiting 20-30 seconds will always require the exclusion of all evidence seized.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

The exclusionary rule applies to both state and federal cases.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Improperly collected evidence may be admissible in court if the error or mistake was not committed by police or, if committed by the police, was honest and reasonable.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Which one is not an example that the court gave to indicate that a person has been seized?

Answer 11

Officer asking the person for identification

Question 12

People who use an apartment to tell drugs for business may not have the exception of privacy.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Standing is the legal concept that generally determines whether a person can legally file a lawsuit or submit a petition.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

The purpose of the exclusionary rule is to deter police misconduct.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

When evidence is illegally collected and challenged in court, it will always fall under the 4th amendment exclusionary rule.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

The exclusionary rule is written as part of the U.S. Constitution.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

A stop based on a drug courier profile alone if valid.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

Racial profiling is always banned in all situations.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

A legal stop automatically follows a frisk.

Answer 19

False

Question 20

Generally, any evidence obtained by the government is violation of the 4th amendment guarantee against unreasonable search and seizure is not admissible in a criminal prosecution to prove guilt.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

There are several reasons why the exclusionary rule may not actually deter police misconduct.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

The exclusionary rule applies to grand jury investigations.

Answer 22

False

Question 23

A stop and frisk is one continuous act.

Answer 23

False

Question 24

Inevitable discovery states that improperly collected evidence may still be used on court if the evidence would have been found anyway.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Overnight guests, who are visitors, are never entitled to the right to privacy.

Answer 25

False