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Crim Law 12

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Drug Courier Profile   17-21 yrs. old, black male,  
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Self incrimination   Giving evidence and answering questions that would tend to subject one to criminal prosecution  
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4th amendment   States right to be free from unreasonable search & seizure and tells when search warrants may be issues  
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Search after an arrest   Used when don't have warrant, search area immediately around a person  
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Affidavit   Sworn statement of facts or circumstances  
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Warrant   Paper signed by a judge authorizing some action  
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Exclusionary Rule   Legal rule that generally prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence against the defendant at trial  
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Search Warrant   Makes it legal to search a person or place  
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What must be written on a search warrant?   1.Date-must be used within time stated 2.Must be used during daytime 3.Very specific as to what can be searched  
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How is an arrest warrant obtained?   1.File complaint with judge or magistrate 2. Judge decides if there is probable cause (reasonable belief a person has committed a crime)  
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Arrest warrant   Court order naming the person to be taken into custody  
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Probable cause   Reasonable belief that a specific person committed a crime  
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Miranda v. Arizona   Arrested for kidnapping & sexually assault -signed confession which was used to convict him-appealed and won because his rights were not read to him  
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Miranda Warning   The reading of a persons rights to them as they are being arrested  
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Mapp v. Ohio   Made exclusionary rule binding in the states  
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Exclusionary rule   Evidence seized in an unlawful search can not be used in a trial  
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5th Amendment Right against self incrimination   Right to remain silent,can not be forced to testify against himself or herself, govern. always bears the burden of proof,  
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Racial Profiling   Inappropriate use of race as a factor in identifying people who break or have broken the law  
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Border & Airport Search   Ex. customs agents, airport x-rays  
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Hot Persuit   1.Used when don't have warrant, Ex. entering of building to follow a suspect is l  
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Plain View   When items can be seen by officer-used when don't have search warrant  
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Contraband   Items that are illegal to possess  
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Vehicle search   Used when don't have warant  
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Stop & Frisk   Used when don't have a warrant- Pat Down-done to suspicious person who is probably armed  
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Consent   Used when don't have warrant-Person voluntarily agrees to search  
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Emergency   Used when don't have warrant- Ex. bomb threat, screams, smoke  
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Interrogation   To question  
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Miranda Rights   1.Confession can not be used if obtained after lawyer was denied 2.confession can not be used if obtain without informing criminal of rights 3.Failure to give Miranda warning does not affect validity of arrest  
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Arrest   Take a person suspected of a crime into custody  
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Defense of infancy   Not yet legally responsible for his or her own actions  
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Two methods to take a person into custody   Warrant- court order, Warrantless - make arrest based on probable cause  
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Corroborate   Confirm  
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