The landlord’s refusal to grant police access to the apartment was:

Three college students who attend a public university share an apartment in Collegetown, USA. Police have heard that three members of the local college’s varsity swim team live there and have all recently failed university-administered drug tests. Police show up at the apartment hoping they can acquire to consent to enter. As they approach the apartment, police see that the landlord is standing outside the door. Police ask the landlord to let them in. The landlord, who is a lawyer, refuses, citing the Supreme Court’s decision in Chapman v. United States. Irritated, police instead knock on the door. One resident of the apartment is there and allows police to enter. In a common area, police find drug paraphernalia and a small amount of cocaine. They seize this evidence. Just then, a second resident of the home enters and tells police to leave immediately. They do leave, but take the evidence with them.

a. an incorrect application of Chapman v. United States.
b. correct in principle, but cited the wrong case.
c. only valid because somebody was home.
d. in fact consistent with appropriate Supreme Court case law.


Answer: D

Criminal Justice

You might also like to view...

Why isn't forensic evidence collected for every crime that is committed?

What will be an ideal response?

Criminal Justice

Which of the following offender groups are NOT likely to be held in supermax prisons?

A. Convicted terrorists B. Offenders who commit serious disciplinary infractions in maximum-security prisons C. Drug offenders D. Inmates who become involved with prison gangs

Criminal Justice

Parental abduction usually involves a child who is ______.

A. timid B. female C. under age 6 D. pathologically attached to the mother

Criminal Justice

If a judge orders to seal an affidavit used in a search warrant, it is good for how long?

a. Indefinitely b. 60 days c. 10days d. 30 days

Criminal Justice