How can a mistake serve as a legitimate source of information in determining probable cause?
What will be an ideal response?
If information supplied by an informant or by an officer's firsthand observations later proves to be false, the courts will uphold the arrest or search, so long as the mistake was a reasonable one (Franks v. Delaware, 438 U.S. 154 [1978]).
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a. actus reus b. mens rea c. concurrence d. result
Although definitions vary, _________ typically refers to violence committed by intimate partners, immediate family members, or other relatives
What will be an ideal response?
Two friends buy a boat together. One of the men becomes angry at the other and tears up the boat that they purchased together. What offense, if any, has been committed?
a. Disorderly conduct b. Criminal mischief c. Assault d. Reckless damage or destruction
An arrest warrant provides the police with the ability to do which of the following? Select all that apply
a. Take the named offender into custody along with anyone with the offender b. Search the entire residence of the named offender c. Make an arrest on the named offender d. Conduct a search of the named offender