AJ 4 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Breathalyzer, Hot Pursuit, Endangerment

• School: Irvine Valley College
• Department: Administration of Justice
• Course: AJ 4
• Professor: Watkins

Document Summary

Serving a warrant: knock and announce: officers must knock and announce their presence, authority, and intentions. Unless it can endanger an officer then it is waived. Cannot be based on offender"s past or engaging pattern of behavior similar to activity of known criminals. Probable cause hearing: if a person is subjected to a warrantless arrest, a hearing is held to determine whether probable cause exists that he committed the crime. Exigent circumstances: emergency or urgent circumstances kirk v. louisiana 2002 merely observing a suspect committing a non violent crime is not enough to justify warrantless searches. Scott v. harris: court ruled that officer"s force was excessive and can be sued. Danger of escape: if there is a possibility that a suspect will escape if the police have to take time to secure a warrant they may dispense the warrant requirement.