Describe the legal standards for assessing searches and seizures conducted by law enforcement agents
What will be an ideal response?
Chimel v. California (1969) determined that arresting officers may search the defendant and the physical area within easy reach of the defendant. Valid reasons for conducting a search are to protect the arresting officer, to prevent evidence from being destroyed, or to keep the defendant from escaping. A search becomes illegal when it goes beyond the defendant and the area within the defendant’s immediate control or when it is conducted for other than a valid reason.
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Some communities accept gangs because they provide __________ to the community
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
To be considered ________, the defendant must be able to consult with his or her lawyer with a reasonable degree of understanding and understand the proceedings against him or her
A) legally sane B) of normal intelligence C) competent to stand trial D) mentally healthy
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The Fifth Amendment limits the degree to which legislatures can require parties to report information to the government that can place them in jeopardy of criminal prosecution. 2. In 1962 the Supreme Court upheld a state law that made it a crime for a person to be “addicted to the use of narcotics.” 3. In 1965 the Supreme Court explicitly recognized a constitutional right of privacy when it invalidated a Connecticut law proscribing the use of birth control devices. 4. The Fourteenth Amendment expressly forbids states from denying equal protection of the laws to persons in their jurisdictions, but the Supreme Court has held that the federal government is not under any obligation to provide equal protection of the laws.
What rationale states that involuntary confessions aren't just unreliable and contrary to the accusatory system of justice, they're also coerced if they're not "the product of a rational intellect and a free will" (307)?
a. the reliability rationale b. the implied waiver rationale c. the accusatory system rationale d. the free will rationale