Practice Rbc 1 (Examples)

Two officers, who had exigent circumstances and probable cause, entered an auto service establishment without a warrant. They found the two suspects for whom they were searching inside and arrested them. The officers then conducted a warrantless search of the desk the suspects had been sitting behind and found cocaine and a handgun. Did the officers act appropriately? {Ans: yes - The search was upheld since it was in an area in the suspect's immediate control.}an armed person, who had been apprehended inside a busy supermarket and had apparently discarded his gun somewhere in the store, was asked where the gun was located. Does he need to be mirandized first? {Ans: no - emergency (threat to further life)}Officers went to a motel room with a warrant to search the building for illegal drugs. After complying with initial knock and notice requirements and while waiting for a response from the occupants, officers heard muffled voices and the sound of a toilet flushing twice. What kind of exigency do they have? {Ans: Destruction of evidence}The defendant shot at an intended victim with intent to kill him, but instead hit and killed a bystander. Why would the defendant still be