Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. If a suspect is given a citation for an offense for which they could have been arrested, the issuing officer can conduct a “search incident to citation” just as a search incident to arrest.
2. An officer’s subjective motivations need not be considered in regard to the Fourth Amendment justifications for an arrest.
3. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that officers are required to inform individuals of their rights to refuse to consent to a search.
4. A suspect must be in a mental state of competence for permission to search to be considered voluntary.
5. Officers are allowed to falsely claim possession of a warrant to obtain voluntary permission to search.


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False

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