In Payton v. N.Y. (1980) the U.S. Supreme Court held that police, in the absence of consent or exigent circumstances, may not enter a suspect's home to make a:
a. routine, warrantless felony arrest.
b. search for a suspect of a violent crime.
c. search for evidence of an offense that is only a misdemeanor.
d. warrantless, hot pursuit arrest of a felon.
a
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(a) Irish Republican Army (b) Irish Republican Association (c) Independent Republic's Army (d) all of the above
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. Determine nature of crime committed b. Determine seriousness of crime committed c. Both a and b d. None of the above
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a. trespassory b. malicious c. reckless d. purposeful