The Supreme Court upheld that the seriousness of the crime does influence searches incident to arrest and found that a pat-down of the suspect's outer clothing was not permissible following an arrest for driving with a revoked license.
a. True
b. False
(Question #2) A warrantless search of a house following a lawful arrest may be conducted if the police believe another person is in the house and could potentially destroy evidence.
a. True
b. False
(Question #3) A warrantless search may occur before or after an arrest to be valid.
a. True
b. False
(Question #4) In Maryland v. Buie, the Supreme Court expanded the scope of the incident search to look in areas immediately adjoining the place of arrest for other persons who might attack the officers.
a. True
b. False
(Question #5) Which of the following is NOT a recognized reason for a warrantless arrest?
a. Hot pursuit
b. Getting a warrant would be inconvenient and costly
c. Danger to officers
d. Danger to third parties
(Question #6) Which of the following requires that a plain view seizure be based, in part, on probable cause that the item can be seized?
a. Inadvertency
b. Immediately apparent
c. Valid plain view
d. Lawful access
(Question #7) Which Supreme Court case upheld the common-law rule that arrests made in public do not need to be predicated on a warrant?
a. United States v. Watson
b. United States v. Santana
c. Devenpeck v. Alford
d. Atwater v. City of Lago Vista
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