Author Question: According to SCOTUS's opinion in U.S. v. Montoya de Hernandez (1985), involving the detention of a ... (Read 45 times)

Arii_bell · **on:** Aug 13, 2018

According to SCOTUS's opinion in U.S. v. Montoya de Hernandez (1985), involving the detention of a traveler at the border, the standard of evidence necessary to detain a traveler at the border, beyond the scope of a routine custom search and inspection, is:

a. probable cause.
b. no evidence at all, because the Fourth Amendment does not apply at the border.
c. a clear indication of illegal activity.
d. reasonable suspicion.

Question 2

According to SCOTUS in U.S. v. Montoya de Hernandez (1985), involving a detention at the border for drug investigation:

a. even routine customs searches at the border require reasonable suspicion.
b. any detention at the border that lasts more than 15 minutes is unreasonable.
c. detention beyond the scope of a routine customs search and inspection is always unreasonable.
d. the Fourth Amendment's balance of reasonableness is qualitatively different at the international border than in the interior of the country.