You have been contacted by a citizen regarding her observation of criminal drug activity in her neighborhood. She states that she can introduce you to the suspects because they are her neighbors
You ask her if she would like to be an informant and she states that she would like to do so. Discuss the reasons you would use her as an informant.
She is familiar with the neighborhood, she knows her neighbors and can provide identification of suspects, she can assist in your ability to obtain a warrant/search warrant, and she is familiar with their criminal activity.
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The TSA has started a program to screen the mail by using
A) EDS equipment B) X-ray machines C) canines D) All of the above
Which of the following may not be protected under the attorney-client privilege?
A. When a client orally confesses to a crime B. When a client consults an attorney about the commission of a future crime C. When a client displays to an attorney a gun used in a crime D. When a client displays scars or marks that connect him or her to a crime
Voluntary street encounters between police and citizens:
a. are not covered by the Fourth Amendment. b. are governed by the common law of arrests. c. are strictly regulated by statute. d. are strictly regulated by the Fourth Amendment.
An officer observes an individual talking with known drug addicts over a period of several hours. The officer eventually approaches the individual and pulls illegal drugs out of the suspect's pocket after the suspect has thrust his hand into his pocket first. The officer testifies that he never saw nor believed that the suspect had a weapon. What position would the courts most likely take
pertaining to this seizure? a. uphold the search as legal b. throw out the search as an illegal seizure c. look at the totality of the circumstances including the suspect's prior record d. none of these