Order Instructions
Please thoroughly discuss each of the following:
A police officer must have probable cause to arrest an individual. What is probable cause? How much probable cause is needed to secure an arrest or search warrant?
What is the exclusionary rule? Discuss the exceptions to the exclusionary rule.
Discuss the difference in a stop and frisk and an arrest. What are the requirements for an officer to conduct a “stop and frisk”?
Discussion # 2
Using the facts provided to you in the week one discussion #2, answer the following questions :
1) Did the police have probable cause to arrest Mayo?
2) Did law enforcement violate Mayo’s constitutional rights? If yes, explain how. If not, explain why.
3) Were the police required to read Mayo his Miranda rights? Discuss why.