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In 2000, in Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Fourth Amendment does not prohibit a warrantless arrest for:
 
  a. any offense in a public place.
  b. a felony committed in the presence of the officer.
  c. a misdemeanor not committed in the officer's presence.
  d. a minor criminal offense punishable only by a fine.

Question 2

In Payton v. N.Y. (1980) the U.S. Supreme Court held that police, in the absence of consent or exigent circumstances, may not enter a suspect's home to make a:
 
  a. routine, warrantless felony arrest.
  b. search for a suspect of a violent crime.
  c. search for evidence of an offense that is only a misdemeanor.
  d. warrantless, hot pursuit arrest of a felon.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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