In the Supreme Court case of Arizona v. Gant, the Court limited the Fourth Amendment search authority of a passenger compartment of a vehicle to which circumstance?
A) The police may search a vehicle incident to a recent occupants arrest only if the arrestee is within
reaching distance of the passenger compartment at the time of the search.
B) It is reasonable to believe the vehicle contains evidence of the offense of the arrest.
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above.
(Question #2) In order to make a warrantless misdemeanor arrest, most states require police officers to:
A) observe the criminal act.
B) get verbal permission from a judge.
C) get verbal permission from the justice of the peace.
D) police officers cannot arrest on a misdemeanor without a warrant.
(Question #3) The authority which has been granted to an officer to make arrests beyond the officers jurisdiction is called?
A) Posse comitatus
B) A contrario
C) Ab uno disce omnes
D) Stare decisis
(Question #4) Generally, federal law enforcement officers have jurisdiction to arrest:
A) anywhere within the United States.
B) only on federal lands.
C) in the District of Columbia.
D) anywhere in the United States except on Indian reservations.
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