In Which of the Following Cases Is a Search Legal

question 47

Multiple Choice

In which of the following cases is a search legal?

• A)The search is incidental to a lawful arrest.
• B)An officer stops a suspicious person.
• C)The officer has arrested the person in the past.
• D)An officer conducts a search of a motorist for a driving infraction.

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Definitions:

Yearly Variations

Changes that occur on an annual basis in various environmental or climatic factors, such as temperature, precipitation, and day length.

Playa

A shallow, closed basin in a generally dry environment.

Alluvial Fan

A fan or cone-shaped deposit of sediment built up by streams, typically found where a fast-flowing river flattens, slows, and spreads typically at the mouth of a canyon.

Desert Wash

A sandy or gravel-rich channel in a desert or other arid region.