The "Totality of the Circumstances" Test

question 28

Multiple Choice

The "totality of the circumstances" test:

• A) Is the modern test for evaluating whether the police may rely on an informant's report to establish probable cause
• B) Permits law enforcement officers to rely on the hearsay report of an informant so long as the officer can meet two "commonsense conditions"
• C) Modified the Aguilar-Spinelli test established in Aguilar v. Texas
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Pascaline

An early mechanical calculator invented by Blaise Pascal in the 17th century, capable of performing addition and subtraction.

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Central Processing Unit

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Operating System

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