UPTP EXAM 2 NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

UPTP EXAM 2 NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 250

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

|ALREADY GRADED A+

1. Before being allowed inside a football stadium, all fans were required

have their personal belongings searched by a private stadium security

officer. When the security officer looked inside Thompson's backpack,

he saw a sawed-off shotgun. The security officer seized the weapon and

turned it over to a federal law enforcement officer. Thompson was later

charged with a federal firearms offense. At his criminal trial, Thompson

files a motion to suppress the sawed-off shotgun, arguing that the

stadium security officerviolated his Fourth Amendment rights.

Thompson's motion will likely be:

A. Denied, because Thompson forfeited his Fourth Amendment rights

when he purchased the ticket to the game.

B. Denied, because the stadium security officer was conducting a private

search; therefore, the Fourth Amendment did not apply.

C. Granted, because the stadium security officer was required to obtain a

warrant before searching - ANSWER- B. Denied, because the stadium

security officer was conducting a private search; therefore, the Fourth

Amendment did not apply.

2. A federal criminal investigator suspected that Johnson was selling

drugs out of his apartment. The investigator asked the manager of the

apartment complex to use her master key to enter Johnson's room and

look for evidence related to drug dealing and report back to him. The

manager entered Johnson's room when he was gone and found a plastic

baggie in a desk drawer that contained a white powdery substance. The

manager took the baggie and gave it to the investigator. After the

investigator confirmed that the substance in the baggie was cocaine, he

arrested Johnson. Johnson's motion to suppress the evidence seized from

his apartment will likely be:

A. Denied, because the apartment manager conducted a private search of

Johnson's apartment.

B. Denied, because the apartment manager limited her search to places

where drugs could be concealed.

C. Granted, because the apartment manager failed to get a warrant

before she - ANSWER- D; Recognize when the 4th Amendment applies

to government action

3. A police officer suspected that Smith was a drug dealer. Smith lived

in a house located at the end of a cul-de-sac in a subdivision. One

evening, the officer walked up Smith's driveway and went around to the

back of the house. Unable to see into the house because the windows

were too high, the officer climbed on the exterior heating / air

conditioning unit that was directly underneath one of the windows.

While standing on the unit, the officer was able lean against the side of

Smith's house and see into the residence. The officer saw evidence that

Smith was manufacturing methamphetamine inside his house. Based

solely on his observations, the officer asked his supervisor for

permission to apply for a warrant to search Smith's house. To comply

with the Fourth Amendment, the supervisor should:

A. Deny the request because the officer's observations needed to be

corroborated by other evidence before applying for the s - ANSWER- B;

Identify situations when a REP exists

4. A police officer suspected that Smith was a drug dealer. While

standing on a public sidewalk, the officer saw a potted marijuana plant

on the balcony of Smith's house. Based on this observation, the officer

asked his supervisor for permission to apply for a warrant to search

Smith's house. To comply with the Fourth Amendment, the supervisor

should:

A. Deny the request because the officer's observations needed to be

corroborated by other evidence before applying for the search warrant.

B. Deny the request because the officer entered the curtilage of Smith's

house without a warrant, consent, or an exigency to make his

observations.

C. Grant the request because if never matters where an officer is

physically located when he discovers criminal evidence.

D. Grant the request because the officer's observations was made from a

place where the officer was lawfully present. - ANSWER- D; Identify

situations when a reasonable expectation of privacy exists

5. Jack is upset that the police do not seem to be doing anything to

eradicate the drug problem in his neighborhood. One afternoon, Jack

breaks into Smith's house, searches it, and finds two kilograms of

packaged cocaine. Jack brings the cocaine to the police station and tells

a narcotics investigator how he obtained it. The government charges

Smith with trafficking cocaine. Did Jack violate Smith's Fourth

Amendment rights by breaking into Smith's house and stealing the

cocaine?

A. No, because Jack conducted a private search so the Fourth

Amendment did not apply.

B. No, because as a drug dealer Smith had no reasonable expectation of

privacy in his house.

C. Yes, because Jack committed a crime by breaking into Smith's house

and searching it.

D. Yes, because it was unreasonable for Jack to enter Smith's house

without permission. - ANSWER- A; Recognize when the 4th

Amendment applies to government action