CJS 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Arrest Warrant, Exigent Circumstance, Private Place
6 Oct 2020
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Police officer acting in line with 4th amendment requirements. Probable cause: search and se: justification: more intrusion = more justification needed. Same rules as issuing arrest warrant except the probable cause for search warrant is two-fold. Ex: items seized connect to criminal activity and must show they. Warrantless searches: are at the location inquiring about. Hot-pursuit doctrine: police may enter the premises where they suspect a crime has been committed without a warrant when delay would endanger their lives or the lives of others and lead to the escape of the alleged perpetrator; Searches incident to arrest (arm-span rule) ex: weapons. Searches based on exigent circumstances: lives at stake. Police officer stopping a driver for traffic or minor violation in order to investigate a separate unrelated criminal offense. Ex: stopping for taillight but the real reason was for drug suspicion. Allows for seizure because of reasonable suspicion or a higher level of proof.
