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Case Example: Officer Wiley arrests Hy Lowe for selling phony telephone cards. A judge ruled that Officer Wiley had illegally entered Lowe's home ...

5. If a Police Officer Finds Contraband（违禁品） or Evidence of Crime in the Course of a Search, Does That Make the Search Valid Even If It Was Initially ...

3. How Can an Illegal Search Affect My Criminal Case?In Mapp v. Ohio （1961）, the Supreme Court established what has come to be known as the "excl...

Unfortunately for privacy itself, the Fourth Amendment does permit searches and seizures that are considered to be reasonable. In practice, this means...

Chapter 2—Search and Seizure: When the Police Can Search for and Seize EvidenceThe Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution places limits on th...

28. How Do Intoxication or Mental Limitations Affect the Voluntariness of a Confession?Very little. Defendants often ask judges to rule that their con...

27. Besides Miranda, Are There Other Restrictions Placed on the Police When They Seek Information from an Arrested Person?Yes. Confessions that are de...

25. If an Officer Arrests Me and Asks Me About the Whereabouts of Any Weapons I Might Have——Before Giving Me the Miranda Warning—&md...

Empty PromisesPolice officers' promises of leniency are usually empty. Police officers may recommend a light sentence, but at the end of the day i...

· Suspects who are in custody are psychologically vulnerable. Many suspects are intimidated by jail conditions, and talk in order to please the...