Criminal Procedure |144 Questions| With Correct Answers.

Police ordinarily seek consent to search {Ans: when they do not have probable cause and cannot get a warrant}Concerning pretext searches: I. they are powerful investigative tools that police use to gather evidence against suspects. II. they are used with searches incident to arrest III. officers using them usually have probable cause to arrest for some felony IV. the supreme court has decided that they do not violate the fourth amendment {Ans: I, IV}Which of the following duties do magistrates perform at the first appearance? I. determination to set bail or detain suspects. II. inform defendants of their rights. III. ask felony defendants to plead to charges. IV. read the charges against the defendant {Ans: I, II, IV}In the early years immediately following the adoption of the Sixth Amendment guaranteeing the right to counsel, courts interpreted that right to mean: {Ans: defendants have a right to counsel at trial provided they can afford one}Preliminary hearings are adversary proceedings. {Ans: True}The government can prove disposition to commit an offense, to rebut an entrapment defense, by showing a defendant's: I. prior convictions for similar offenses. II. willingness to commit similar offenses. III. prior criminal activity not resulting