In a suppression hearing brought by the defendant, the ____________________ has the burden of demonstrating that an exception to the warrant requirement covers any particular warrantless search or seizure
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
government
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Challenge to the Array is tool used by judges to bar real evidence from the criminal trial
a. True b. False
Which of the following searches incident to arrest is most likely to be ruled unconstitutional?
A) An officer arrests the suspect in his bedroom and searches under his bed. B) An officer arrests the suspect in a diner and searches the pockets of his coat on the seat next to him. C) An officer arrests a suspect who was driving his car and searches a backpack in the back seat. D) An officer arrests a suspect who was driving his car and searches the trunk of the car.
The degree of evidence that a defendant claiming insanity is required to produce is consistent across jurisdictions, including under the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE).
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Suppose a traffic officer pulls over a person for speeding, looks in the driver's window, and clearly sees what appears to be a bag of heroin resting on the passenger seat. Under the , law enforcement officers may seize the drugs without a warrant
a. exclusionary rule b. fruit of the poisoned tree c. inevitable evidence exception d. plain view doctrine