Officer Allen Conducted an Investigation of Brian for Purchasing Stolen

question 36

Multiple Choice

Officer Allen conducted an investigation of Brian for purchasing stolen property which he resold at his jewelry store. Officer Allen, dressed in street clothes, went to Brian's store when it was open for business and spent an hour looking at items in the display cases. He did not ask Brian any questions and he did not buy anything. Officer Allen asked Judge Crawford for a search warrant for Brian's store. Judge Crawford signed a warrant that gave Officer Allen permission to check every item in the store for serial numbers and to run the serial numbers through the database that listed stolen property. If Officer Allen gave Judge Crawford an affidavit, how should the judge evaluate it?

• A) Judge Crawford can only consider information based on Officer Allen's personal observations.
• B) Judge Crawford must determine if there is probable cause to believe each fact stated in the affidavit is true.
• C) Judge Crawford should make a decision based on the totality of the circumstances described in the affidavit.
• D) Judge Crawford is not allowed read the affidavit until after the warrant has been executed.

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Definitions:

Accounts Receivable

Amounts owed to a company by its customers for goods or services that have been delivered but not yet paid for.

ACP

Average Collection Period, indicating the average number of days it takes for a company to receive payments from its customers.

Credit Policy

A set of guidelines a company follows to determine credit terms for customers, including who is granted credit and the terms of payment.

Credit Sales

Transactions where goods or services are sold to a customer with the agreement that payment will be made at a later date.