25. If an Officer Arrests Me and Asks Me About the Whereabouts of Any Weapons I Might Have——Before Giving Me the Miranda Warning—&md...
27. Besides Miranda, Are There Other Restrictions Placed on the Police When They Seek Information from an Arrested Person?Yes. Confessions that are de...
28. How Do Intoxication or Mental Limitations Affect the Voluntariness of a Confession?Very little. Defendants often ask judges to rule that their con...
Chapter 2—Search and Seizure: When the Police Can Search for and Seize EvidenceThe Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution places limits on th...
Unfortunately for privacy itself, the Fourth Amendment does permit searches and seizures that are considered to be reasonable. In practice, this means...
3. How Can an Illegal Search Affect My Criminal Case?In Mapp v. Ohio （1961）, the Supreme Court established what has come to be known as the "excl...
5. If a Police Officer Finds Contraband（违禁品） or Evidence of Crime in the Course of a Search, Does That Make the Search Valid Even If It Was Initially ...
Case Example: Officer Wiley arrests Hy Lowe for selling phony telephone cards. A judge ruled that Officer Wiley had illegally entered Lowe's home ...
Section II: Search WarrantsThis section describes search warrants and explains when they are and are not necessary.11. What Is a Search Warrant?A sear...
· an informant whose information appears to be correct after at least partial verification by the police· a victim of a crime related to...