PA SOC 241 Exam 2 Latest Update
U.S. v. Ross - ANSWER -Police can search closed containers if within reach of the
officer, driver, and/or passenger.
-Initial stop must fall under probable cause
AZ v. Gant - ANSWER -Search must be relevant to arrest or safety
-Officers had a warrant for Gant's house, wasn't present when officers arrived but
eventually came in car.
Davis v. U.S. - ANSWER -Police arrested Davis for giving false ID.
-After handcuffing Davis and securing the scene, the police searched the vehicle and
found Davis' gun.
-Davis convicted of felon.
-Searches conducted upon the basis of precident are not subject to the exclusionary
rule
Florida v. Harris 2013 - ANSWER -Car stopped for expired tags and drug dog hit on the
door handle. The search found pills to make meth.
-The second time Harris was stopped, no hit.
-Accused dog of being unreliable, but courts ruled in favor of the dog.
-Does a drug dogs alert of drugs provide an officer with probable cause to conduct a
warrantless search of the interior of a vehicle?
Brewer v. Williams - ANSWER -Williams kidnapps 10 yr. old girl, turns self in and officers
were instructed to pick him up and bring him in. Officers were told to not question
Williams on the way back.
Officer gives the "Christian Burial Speech", stating that since it was snowing the body
would not be found and she would not have a proper Christian burial. Williams shows
officers where he dumped body.
Nix v. Williams - ANSWER -Should evidence resulting in an arrest be excluded from trial
because it was improperly obtained?
-"Inevitable discovery doctrine", exclusionary rule did not apply to the child's body as
evidence since the body would have been discovered without William's statements.
MN v. Dickerson - ANSWER -When Dickerson was leaving his apartment, he saw officers
and turned and walked in the other direction. Officers told Dickerson to stop and frisked
