CRJU 3315 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Exigent Circumstance, Law Enforcement Officer, William Rehnquist
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Chapter 5: probable cause & arrests: 4th amendment arrests, required factors, must be based on pc, pc based on direct observations &/or hearsay. Arrest is carried out in a reasonable fashion: 4th am arrest occurs when an individual is lawfully taken into custody, arrest is more intrusive than a stop because of: Fo(cid:396)(cid:373)al (cid:894)(cid:862)(cid:455)ou a(cid:396)e u(cid:374)de(cid:396) a(cid:396)(cid:396)est(cid:863)(cid:895: de facto arrest (cid:894)(cid:271)ased o(cid:374) toc, orp pe(cid:396)so(cid:374) (cid:449)ould (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)lude the(cid:455)"(cid:396)e u(cid:374)de(cid:396) arrest) Court approach to informants: citizen-informants = reliable, police are credible & can constitute pc, informants not as reliable, aguilar-spinelli test, dets (cid:449)hethe(cid:396) poli(cid:272)e (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:396)el(cid:455) o(cid:374) a(cid:374) i(cid:374)fo(cid:396)(cid:373)a(cid:374)t"s info. Veracity prong (informant has provided accurate info or admission of own criminal conduct); independent confirmation to support a tip lacking in detail. Basis-of-knowledge prong (how informant obtained info/detailed info: totality of the circumstances test. Court looks at toc to det if there was pc: draper v us.
