Author Question: Concerning pretext searches: a. the Supreme Court has decided that they violate the Fourth ... (Read 81 times)

cmoore54 · **on:** Aug 16, 2018

Concerning pretext searches:

a. the Supreme Court has decided that they violate the Fourth Amendment.
b. officers using them usually have probable cause to arrest for a felony.
c. they are used with searches incident to arrest.
d. they are powerful investigative tools that police use to gather evidence against suspects and the SupremeCourt has decided that they do not violate the Fourth Amendment.

Question 2

In Knowles v. Iowa, concerning an instance where a driver had been given a citation for speeding but had not been arrested, the Supreme Court:

a. said that the officer issuing the citation could still do a search incident to arrest.
b. believed that the same concern for officer safety that was present in a full custodial arrest situation waspresent in every traffic stop.
c. said that police could not automatically do a search incident to arrest when only a citation is given thedriver, as opposed to when an arrest occurs.
d. said the police could automatically do a search incident of the driver's person, but not of the vehicle.