Reasonable suspicion

three men were going to rob a store. The officer patted down their clothes and found weapons. This case was determined as an arrest because “the officer needed only reasonable suspicion that criminal activity was afoot, a lower level of suspicion than probable cause” (Whitebread & Slobogin, 2008, p. 76). If an officer has reasonable suspicion then they may search a suspect for…

To be search or not to be searched The right of freedom To Did you know, That the 4th Amendment gives us as students of a U.S. public schools the right to be free from unreasonable searches. The school may search or test you for drugs if they suspect u have them they can search you but not strip search you. They can search your Locker if they suspect you have something you are not allowed to have in the locker. They should have parents permission to search our Backpacks, wallet, and…

Upon arriving at the scene, police entered the apartment to search for Respondent. While at the scene, a police officer found two sets of expensive stereo components and became reasonably suspicious of where it was located. Because of his reasonable suspicion, the police officer proceeded to record the serial numbers. In order to retrieve all the numbers, the police officer moved a turntable. Once the police officer retrieved the serial numbers, he notified headquarters. After the call, the…

The court held that the use of a k-9 unit after a stop has been completed and without reasonable suspicion of criminal activity is indeed a violation of the fourth amendment right. The court relied heavily on the fact that the police stop was extended beyond the point necessary to complete the mission of issuing the ticket for the traffic violation…

themselves and their families. Laws have produced sufficiently over the years that immigration has progressed. The Arizona Senate Bill 1070 permitted “police to determine the immigration status of someone arrested or detained when there is “reasonable suspicion” they are not in the U.S. legally”(ACLU-Arizona’s…

can be searched by the police or whomever it looks suspicious to. A similar circumstance took place within the case R.v. Patrick, 2009 SCC 17. Mr. Patrick claimed that the police violated his right under s.8. However, Mr. Patrick did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy; once the garbage was put out for collection, it was no longer private. Mr. Patrick was not aware of the limit of his privacy and so the trial judge admitted the evidence found from the garbage. Mr. Patrick was then…

think that the use of drug dogs is a violation of privacy and it isn’t lawful. Bringing a drug-sniffing dog onto someone's porch is a search (requiring a warrant) because people have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their own homes. The same cannot be said of public schools, where students do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy. When drug dogs are used to search for contraband in schools, police are careful not to open backpacks or inspect students' belongings unless the dog…

Sierra Fischer Exam 3 Answer According to the Fourth Amendment, an officer must have probable cause or a reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed in order to search and seize an individual. Speeding, as well as having tinted windows and a taillight being out is enough reasonable suspicicion to pull Lil Flet over and inspect the car. As breaking the law gives an officer a reasonable belief that there may be evidence of a crime located within the vehicle. Additionally, identifying the…

“Stop, Question, and, Frisk” is considered the practice in which Police Officers stop people on the street based on reasonable suspicion of a criminal activity. The practice of “Stop Question and Frisk” by the NYPD is not efficient in New York. In this research paper we will discuss why we think the practice of “Stop, Question, and frisk” was not efficient in New York. To support the statement provide in this paper, we are going to used reliable sources to made this paper interesting, and…

In the given scenario the burden of proof and its parts were are all addressed in some way or another. The levels include a hunch, reasonable suspicion, probable cause, prima facie evidence, and proof beyond a reasonable doubt. For instance, the police had a hunch when they heard the description of the suspect. They were told that the robber was a white male, in his 20s and of the average body type. This could describe almost half of the male population, but somehow this gave the police the…