In Wyoming v. Houghton, concerning the search of a passenger's purse for drugs based on probable cause that drugs are in the vehicle, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that:
a. if police know or should know that a passenger owned the purse they cannot search it.
b. the passenger can prevent the search by identifying the container as his/hers.
c. the police must seize the purse or other container until they get a search warrant.
d. the police may inspect passengers' belongings that are capable of concealing the object of the search.
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. no offense because it is a civil matter. b. assault. c. sexual abuse. d. disorderly conduct.
The Texas Family Code assigns juvenile court jurisdiction
a. only to acts of delinquency. b. only to acts of delinquency and criminal offenses committed against juveniles. c. only to cases of child neglect. d. to cases of delinquency and those in need of supervision.
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