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Jramos095

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In the U.S. Supreme Court case Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, the Court held that:
 
  a. citations are the sole way for law enforcement to deal with misdemeanor offenders.
  b. arrests are permitted only for felony offenses, with no exceptions.
  c. the Fourth Amendment authorized a police officer to make a full custodial arrest for committing a fine-onlycriminal offense in his presence.
 d. deadly force can be used for misdemeanor offenders.

Question 2

In the U.S. Supreme Court case Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, the Court decided that the:
 
  a. arrest was reasonable because the offense was repeated and serious.
  b. arrest was unreasonable because the offense was not serious.
  c. decision to arrest should be left to officer discretion.
  d. arrest was unreasonable since Atwater was not a flight risk.



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karmakat49

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

c




Jramos095

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Reply 2 on: Aug 16, 2018
Excellent


bassamabas

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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