Inventory Consent Requirement Invented
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Subject distribution
- CRIMINAL1
Example wrong choices
20268_barnabas-warehouse · CRIMINAL · Choice AThe cocaine must be suppressed because officers discovered it through an unlawful search.
Why it's attractive
Uses 'must suppress' where the inevitable discovery exception permits admission. NOT_TRUE — the FPT rule is not absolute.
Why it's wrong
Uses 'must suppress' where the inevitable discovery exception permits admission. NOT_TRUE — the FPT rule is not absolute.
20268_barnabas-warehouse · CRIMINAL · Choice CThe cocaine must be suppressed unless Barnabas consented to the inventory of his workstation.
Why it's attractive
Invents a consent requirement for inventory searches. NOT_TRUE — inventory searches conducted per written standardized policy require no consent.
Why it's wrong
Invents a consent requirement for inventory searches. NOT_TRUE — inventory searches conducted per written standardized policy require no consent.
20268_barnabas-warehouse · CRIMINAL · Choice DThe cocaine is admissible because officers who arrest a workplace supervisor are authorized to search all locked compartments of the supervisor's workstation.
Why it's attractive
Claims all locked compartments of the workstation are searchable incident to arrest. SITA is limited to the area within the arrestee's immediate control at the time of arrest. NOT_TRUE — overbroad.
Why it's wrong
Claims all locked compartments of the workstation are searchable incident to arrest. SITA is limited to the area within the arrestee's immediate control at the time of arrest. NOT_TRUE — overbroad.
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