Searches Without a Warrant
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What is required for a protective sweep of a home to be permissible?

  • A valid search warrant
  • Consent from the suspect to search the premises
  • Articulable facts that would warrant a reasonable belief of a dangerous individual in the home (correct)
  • A mere hunch

In the case of Mestral v. State, why was the warrantless protective sweep of the defendant's home found to be impermissible?

  • The officers did not have a valid search warrant
  • The officers did not obtain consent from the suspect
  • The officers had a mere hunch about a dangerous person in the home
  • The officers entered the home based on a routine procedure (correct)

If you want to conduct a complete search of a premises after making an arrest, what should you do?

  • Conduct a protective sweep
  • Obtain a valid search warrant (correct)
  • Obtain consent from the suspect
  • Rely on a mere hunch

According to the Supreme Court ruling in Chimel v. California, when can an officer search the area within the immediate control of a person who has been lawfully arrested without a warrant?

<p>Only if the arrestee might gain possession of a weapon or destroy evidence (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the Supreme Court ruling in Arizona v. Gant, when does the search incident-to-arrest warrant exception no longer apply?

<p>Once the arrestee is physically separated from any possible weapon or destructible evidence (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following areas may be searched without a warrant when an arrest is made inside premises?

<p>Suitcases and boxes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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