Author Question: The police have a warrant to arrest Tom Jones. They discover that he is in the home of Jim Smith. To ... (Read 93 times)

V@ndy87 · **on:** Aug 16, 2018

The police have a warrant to arrest Tom Jones. They discover that he is in the home of Jim Smith. To lawfully arrest Jones in Smith's house, the police:

a. must obtain a search warrant for Smith's home.
b. have proper authority with just the warrant for Jones' arrest.
c. must obtain a warrant for Smith's arrest.
d. must obtain consent from Jones to enter Smith's home.

Question 2

In general, before serving or executing an arrest or search warrant at a residence, the officers must:

a. verify that someone is home.
b. obtain a photograph of the suspect.
c. obtain a capias.
d. knock and announce their identity and purpose.