An Officer Stationed Himself in a Hidden Location About Fifty

question 56

Multiple Choice

An officer stationed himself in a hidden location about fifty yards from a suspect's house and, with the aid of binoculars, watched the activities of the suspect, a known liquor law violator. The officer observed the defendant place two large cardboard boxes containing bottles of untaxed whiskey into his car. The officer's information _____.

• A) was lawfully gathered because any aural or visual enhancement is allowed
• B) was not lawfully gathered because he could not see the items without the sight enhancement
• C) was lawfully gathered because the suspect's reasonable expectation of privacy was not invaded
• D) was not lawfully gathered because any aural or visual enhancement is not allowed

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

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