SCCJA LEGALS 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
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Probable cause - ANSWER✔✔reasonable belief grounded on facts. A reasonable ground to suspect that a person has committed or is committing a crime or that a place contains specific items connected with a crime.
What are some of circumstances in which probable cause impacts an officer and the courts? - ANSWER✔✔The magistrate may not rely on the conclusion of the officer that an arrest is justified or a search of a person's home is reasonable. The responsibilities are shared, so the officer is charged with the collection of facts and the magistrate assesses their significance in the eyes of the law.
Magistrate's responsibility and the determination of the probable cause? -
ANSWER✔✔
Difference between firsthand information and other sources of information -
ANSWER✔✔
Identify types of "personal knowledge" facts - ANSWER✔✔the facts to which an officer can testify are invaluable as elements of probable cause. "I saw," "I heard," "I found" illustrate the type of information within an officer's personal knowledge
Identify four sources of secondhand information - ANSWER✔✔1. Identifiable Source
- Good Citizen Informant
- Anonymous Tip
- Confident Criminal Informant
Definition of "corroboration" and methods used to corroborate informant information - ANSWER✔✔
Who must make an independent judgment as to whether the 4th Amendment standard has been met? - ANSWER✔✔judicial officer
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