In Schneckloth v. Bustamonte (1973) the Court gave the following reasons for ruling that a person need not be informed of the right to refuse to consent to a search, EXCEPT
A. Police would have no other way of getting evidence
B. A consent search would clear an innocent person
C. It is difficult to prove a person's subjective understanding of rights
D. Fourth Amendment consent is a waiver of rights
ANSWER: D
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A _______is an activity geared toward finding evidence to be used in a criminal prosecution conducted by the government and invading a reasonable expectation of privacy
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
When a grand jury charges a crime, it does so by issuing:
A. an information. B. an affidavit. C. an indictment. D. a subpoena.
With the ________ exception, if the prosecution seeks to use evidence for the purpose of attaching the credibility of a witness, then it will be considered admissible for that purpose
A) Witness B) Credibility C) Impeachment D) Good faith
After the conditional offer of employment has been made to a potential police applicant, the final stage of the selection process is:
a. polygraph and medical evaluation. b. psychological and polygraph evaluation. c. physical agility and medical evaluation. d. psychological and medical evaluation.