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Any Stop Equals Full Search

This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”

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  • CRIMINAL1

Example wrong choices

  • 18964_tractor_safety · CRIMINAL · Choice ANo, because Terry frisks apply only to clothing, never vehicles.

    Why it's attractive

    Absolute claim 'never vehicles' contradicts taught Long rule

    Why it's wrong

    Absolute claim 'never vehicles' contradicts taught Long rule

  • 18964_tractor_safety · CRIMINAL · Choice BYes, because any traffic stop permits a full vehicle search.

    Why it's attractive

    Absolute 'any' and 'full' are overclaim red flags; not all stops justify all searches

    Why it's wrong

    Absolute 'any' and 'full' are overclaim red flags; not all stops justify all searches

  • 18964_tractor_safety · CRIMINAL · Choice CNo, because the officer needed probable cause to believe the tractor contained contraband.

    Why it's attractive

    The call asks about a safety search for weapons, not an evidence search for contraband

    Why it's wrong

    The call asks about a safety search for weapons, not an evidence search for contraband

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