Summarize the requirements for a valid search incident to arrest

What will be an ideal response?


The most basic requirement concerning searches incident to arrest—and one that is often
overlooked—is that the arrest itself must be lawful. Timing of a search incident to arrest is also important. In particular, probable cause to arrest must precede the warrantless search (Sibron v. New York, 392 U.S. 40 [1968]). A search incident to arrest is also limited scope, or the area that may be searched. The case of United States v. Rabinowitz, 339 U.S. 56 (1950), was the first to set limits on the scope of a search incident to arrest. Officers armed with a valid arrest warrant arrested a man and then conducted a warrantless search of his one-room business, including the desk, safe, and file cabinets.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Explain the inevitable discovery doctrine, and give an example.

What will be an ideal response?

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In which of the following ways are vehicle stops and roadblock dissimilar?

a. Reasonable suspicion is required. b. Probable cause is required for searches. c. Police may ask questions. d. Police may "look around" the vehicle.

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The person notified of intimate partner violence by military personnel is the perpetrator's boss, making victims reluctant to report incidents of abuse for fear of negative ___________________consequences

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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