Victimless crimes cannot be:
a. felonies
b. misdemeanors c. tried in court
d. tried by the Supreme Court
e. none of the other specific choices are correct
Question 2
In New York v. Burger, a junkyard owner claimed that a New York statute permitting warrantless searches of junkyards was a violation of the 4th Amendment. The Supreme Court held that the statute was:
a. constitutional because to hold otherwise would leave the Commerce Clause meaningless when regulation isclearly necessary
b. constitutional because it met the criteria necessary for a warrantless search of a closely regulated business c. an unconstitutional violation of the Fourth Amendment since the police failed to obtain judicial approval forthe searches
d. an unconstitutional violation of the exclusionary rule e. none of the other choices
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