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Blanket Probable Cause

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.”

Subject distribution

  • CRIMINAL1

Example wrong choices

  • 20575_miriam-sedan · CRIMINAL · Choice AYes, because probable cause for a vehicle permits every container search no matter the object

    Why it's wrong

    Choice A is not the credited answer for this item.

  • 20575_miriam-sedan · CRIMINAL · Choice BYes, because glove compartments are always searchable during car stops

    Why it's wrong

    Choice B is not the credited answer for this item.

  • 20575_miriam-sedan · CRIMINAL · Choice DNo, because the automobile exception never permits trunk searches

    Why it's wrong

    Choice D is not the credited answer for this item.

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