An Officer Who Uses a Flash Light to Look Inside

question 25

Multiple Choice

An officer who uses a flash light to look inside the front seat of a locked, illegally parked automobile on a public street and notices a bag of marijuana on a front seat:

• A) has conducted an illegal search because he enhanced his normal senses with a flashlight.
• B) has conducted an illegal search because he looked into the windows of a locked car.
• C) has not conducted a search at all and his actions are not in violation of the Fourth Amendment because the marijuana was in plain view.
• D) has conducted a legal search because under the Fourth Amendment he can use a flashlight.

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Definitions:

Fallacy

A flaw in thinking that leads to a fallacy, rendering the argument not valid.

Persuade

To convince someone to do or believe something through reasoning or argument.

Appeal To Emotion

A rhetorical strategy or fallacy involving the use of emotional responses rather than valid reasoning to persuade.

Fallacy

A mistaken belief or error in reasoning, often resulting in invalid or misleading arguments.