TCOLE Arrest, Search and Seizure Questions
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All persons are presumed to be innocent and no person
may be convicted of an offense unless each element of the
offense is proved ____________________________. The fact
that he has been arrested, confined, or indicted for, or
otherwise charged with, the offense gives rise to
_________________________. [ Ans: ] Beyond a reasonable
doubt/No influence of guilt at his trail
There are _______________ but similar definitions of
probable cause, one for search and one for arrest, because
different types of information are required to establish
probable cause in each instance. [ Ans: ] Two different
_______________________ is when probable cause exists
where the facts and circumstances within the officer's
knowledge, and of which they have reasonable
trustworthy information, are sufficient in themselves to
warrant a belief by a man of reasonable caution that a
crime is being committed. [ Ans: ] Probable cause to arrest
_________________________ is when probable cause to search
exists when "the facts and circumstances within their [the
officers'] knowledge and of which they had reasonably
trustworthy information [are] sufficient in themselves to
warrant a man of reasonable caution in the belief that
[seizable property would be found in a particular place or
on a particular person]. [ Ans: ] Probable cause to search
,The probable cause test, then, must show that
____________________________ of the officer's knowledge are
sufficient enough to warrant a reasonable person to
believe a suspect has committed, is committing, or is
about to commit a crime. [ Ans: ] The facts and
circumstances
________________ is a hunch or the feeling of intuition.
Although intuitively knowing something is undoubtedly a
skill that serves law enforcement officers well, mere
suspicion is insufficient proof of any fact in a court of
law. [ Ans: ] Mere suspicion
______________________ is based upon the totality of the
circumstances and is less burden than probable cause. [
Ans: ] Reasonable suspicion
The prosecuting attorney ________________________ of an
exception in the accusation charging commission of the
offense and prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the
defendant or defendant's conduct does not fall within the
exception. [ Ans: ] Must negate the existence
"__________________" means a belief that would be held by
an ordinary and prudent man in the same circumstances
as the actor. [ Ans: ] Reasonable belief
Facts and circumstances within the officer's knowledge
and of which he has reasonably trustworthy information
sufficient to warrant a prudent man in believing that the
person to be arrested is, has, or is about to commit a
,crime best describes as _____________. [ Ans: ] Probable
cause to search
An apparent state of the facts found to exist upon
reasonable inquiry which would induct a reasonably
intelligent and prudent man to believe, in a criminal case,
that the accused person has committed the crime charges
best defines as _________________. [ Ans: ] Probable cause
Police may make a valid stop if they have
___________________. [ Ans: ] Reasonable suspicion
What does a peace officer need to make a lawful stop? It is
__________________. [ Ans: ] Reasonable suspicion
The act of imaging; the apprehension of something
without proof or on slight evidence best defines as
____________. [ Ans: ] Suspicion
If a peace officer uses deadly force to stop/seize a
criminal suspect, what determines whether the seizure
was lawful under the U.S. Constitution is
____________________. [ Ans: ] Reasonableness
___________________________ is a peace officers are free to
approach and ask questions of persons so long as officers
recognize that those persons can refuse to identify
themselves, refuse to cooperate, refuse to answer
questions, and simply walk away. [ Ans: ] Consensual
encounters
, _____________________________ is a temporary seizure of a
person for investigation based on an officer's reasonable
suspicion of criminal activity. [ Ans: ] Investigatory
stops/detentions
_______ is when taken a person into custody for purposes
of charging them with a crime based on an officer's
establishment of probable cause. [ Ans: ] Arrests
In ________________________________, peace officers are free
to approach and ask questions of persons so long as
officers recognize that those persons can refuse to
identify themselves, refuse to cooperate, refuse to answer
questions, and simply walk away. [ Ans: ] Consensual
encounters
In ________________________________, a person can be
temporarily seizure for an investigation based on an
officer's reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. [ Ans: ]
Investigatory stops/detentions
In ______________________________________________, when an
officer's establishment of probable cause, the officer can
take the persons into custody for purposes of charging
them with a crime. [ Ans: ] Arrests
Officers can initiate a police-citizen encounter so long as
the officer understands the persons approached do not
have to identify themselves or answer the officer's
questions, and are free to walk away at any time is
covered under ______________. [ Ans: ] Mere suspicion
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Graded A+
All persons are presumed to be innocent and no person
may be convicted of an offense unless each element of the
offense is proved ____________________________. The fact
that he has been arrested, confined, or indicted for, or
otherwise charged with, the offense gives rise to
_________________________. [ Ans: ] Beyond a reasonable
doubt/No influence of guilt at his trail
There are _______________ but similar definitions of
probable cause, one for search and one for arrest, because
different types of information are required to establish
probable cause in each instance. [ Ans: ] Two different
_______________________ is when probable cause exists
where the facts and circumstances within the officer's
knowledge, and of which they have reasonable
trustworthy information, are sufficient in themselves to
warrant a belief by a man of reasonable caution that a
crime is being committed. [ Ans: ] Probable cause to arrest
_________________________ is when probable cause to search
exists when "the facts and circumstances within their [the
officers'] knowledge and of which they had reasonably
trustworthy information [are] sufficient in themselves to
warrant a man of reasonable caution in the belief that
[seizable property would be found in a particular place or
on a particular person]. [ Ans: ] Probable cause to search
,The probable cause test, then, must show that
____________________________ of the officer's knowledge are
sufficient enough to warrant a reasonable person to
believe a suspect has committed, is committing, or is
about to commit a crime. [ Ans: ] The facts and
circumstances
________________ is a hunch or the feeling of intuition.
Although intuitively knowing something is undoubtedly a
skill that serves law enforcement officers well, mere
suspicion is insufficient proof of any fact in a court of
law. [ Ans: ] Mere suspicion
______________________ is based upon the totality of the
circumstances and is less burden than probable cause. [
Ans: ] Reasonable suspicion
The prosecuting attorney ________________________ of an
exception in the accusation charging commission of the
offense and prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the
defendant or defendant's conduct does not fall within the
exception. [ Ans: ] Must negate the existence
"__________________" means a belief that would be held by
an ordinary and prudent man in the same circumstances
as the actor. [ Ans: ] Reasonable belief
Facts and circumstances within the officer's knowledge
and of which he has reasonably trustworthy information
sufficient to warrant a prudent man in believing that the
person to be arrested is, has, or is about to commit a
,crime best describes as _____________. [ Ans: ] Probable
cause to search
An apparent state of the facts found to exist upon
reasonable inquiry which would induct a reasonably
intelligent and prudent man to believe, in a criminal case,
that the accused person has committed the crime charges
best defines as _________________. [ Ans: ] Probable cause
Police may make a valid stop if they have
___________________. [ Ans: ] Reasonable suspicion
What does a peace officer need to make a lawful stop? It is
__________________. [ Ans: ] Reasonable suspicion
The act of imaging; the apprehension of something
without proof or on slight evidence best defines as
____________. [ Ans: ] Suspicion
If a peace officer uses deadly force to stop/seize a
criminal suspect, what determines whether the seizure
was lawful under the U.S. Constitution is
____________________. [ Ans: ] Reasonableness
___________________________ is a peace officers are free to
approach and ask questions of persons so long as officers
recognize that those persons can refuse to identify
themselves, refuse to cooperate, refuse to answer
questions, and simply walk away. [ Ans: ] Consensual
encounters
, _____________________________ is a temporary seizure of a
person for investigation based on an officer's reasonable
suspicion of criminal activity. [ Ans: ] Investigatory
stops/detentions
_______ is when taken a person into custody for purposes
of charging them with a crime based on an officer's
establishment of probable cause. [ Ans: ] Arrests
In ________________________________, peace officers are free
to approach and ask questions of persons so long as
officers recognize that those persons can refuse to
identify themselves, refuse to cooperate, refuse to answer
questions, and simply walk away. [ Ans: ] Consensual
encounters
In ________________________________, a person can be
temporarily seizure for an investigation based on an
officer's reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. [ Ans: ]
Investigatory stops/detentions
In ______________________________________________, when an
officer's establishment of probable cause, the officer can
take the persons into custody for purposes of charging
them with a crime. [ Ans: ] Arrests
Officers can initiate a police-citizen encounter so long as
the officer understands the persons approached do not
have to identify themselves or answer the officer's
questions, and are free to walk away at any time is
covered under ______________. [ Ans: ] Mere suspicion
