Officer Robinson Was Dispatched to the Scene of a Traffic

question 43

Multiple Choice

Officer Robinson was dispatched to the scene of a traffic accident. She discovered damaged auto parts spread over a large area. A blue car appeared to have swerved to miss an oncoming vehicle and ended up about 50 feet off the street in a pasture. Officer Robinson walked past a "No Trespassing" sign in order to reach the blue car. As she approached the car, she noticed a large number of immature marijuana plants growing at the edge of the pasture. When she reached the car, she determined that it was inoperable and called for a tow truck.Officer Robinson decided to conduct an inventory of the vehicle while waiting for the tow truck to arrive. She found bloody clothing on the back seat. She forced open the trunk and found the dead body of a man who had been kidnapped the day before. Will the dead body be admissible because it was discovered during a probable cause search of the car?

• A) Yes, the fact the car was involved in an accident established probable cause to search the entire vehicle.
• B) Yes, the bloody clothing established probable cause there was more evidence in the trunk.
• C) No, when an officer has probable cause that a car has been involved in criminal activity the car may be impounded but a warrant must be obtained before it can be searched.
• D) No, there was no probable cause that the kidnap victim was in the trunk of the car before Officer Robinson began the search.

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Definitions:

White Matter

The part of the nervous system consisting mainly of myelinated neurons' axons, responsible for transmitting impulses between different areas of the central nervous system.

Local Potential

A temporary, localized change in the resting potential of a neuron that makes it more likely or less likely to fire an action potential.

Threshold

The minimum level of stimulus intensity required to activate a neural response or trigger a physiological process.

Na+

Sodium ion, a vital electrolyte in the human body that helps regulate fluid balance and nerve function.