CRJ 104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Exclusionary Rule, Reasonable Suspicion, Misdemeanor
Document Summary
Chapter 8: expounding the constitution: laws of arrest, search, and seizure. A republic is a government of laws, and not of men (john adams, 1774) Bill of rights enacted largely to protect all citizens from excessive governmental power. Probable cause reasonable suspicion or belief that a crime has been, or is about to be, committed by a person. Reasonable suspicion suspicion that is less than probable cause but more than a mere hunch that a person may be involved in criminal activity. Exclusionary rule evidence obtained improperly cannot be used against the accused at trial: weeks v. united states (1914) All illegally obtained evidence was barred from use in federal prosecutions: mapp v. ohio (1961) 4th amendment protects against invasions of privacy and providing evidence that is obtained improperly (which then cannot be used against the accused at trial) Affidavit any written document in which the signer swears under oath that the statements in the document are true.
