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BRWH

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While the Texas Constitution, like the U.S. Constitution, prohibits unreasonable searches, search warrants are not always required. In which of the following cases is a search warrant required?
 
  a. When a prisoner is in custody
  b. When a home is searched for presence of a fugitive
  c. When a law enforcement officer stops a motor vehicle
  d. When a pedestrian is stopped by a police officer
  e. A search warrant is required in all the above cases.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the jurisdiction of state supreme courts in states that use a three-tiered legal system?
 
  a. When the state legislature and governor have a conflict over their powers under the state constitution, theycan bring the suit directly to the Supreme Court.
 b. The Supreme Court is required to hear appeals of certain criminal convictions, such as trials resulting in adeath sentence.
 c. The Supreme Court can hear appeals of trial courts and decisions of intermediate courts of appeals at theirdiscretion.
 d. The Supreme Court's docket is comprised largely of routine, mandatory appeals.


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bitingbit

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

d


BRWH

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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:D TYSM

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