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Before accepting this, a judge must verify that t was made freely, voluntarily, and with knowledge of the facts.
Bond in which a defendant is released without paying money.
Permits use of illegally obtained evidence when police relied on a warrant later determined to be invalid.
Formal request to the court to make a ruling.
Request to the court to keep out certain evidence from trial.
Employs bounty hunters to track down defendants who do not show up at court.
Contract between prosecutor and defendant.
Permits keeping defendants charged with federal violent or drug charges from getting bail.
Formal misdemeanor charge filed with the court.
Formal process of making a police record of an arrest.
Officers who make a traffic stop and then observe drugs in the back seat of the car may lawfully seize those drugs.
The public safety exception to the Miranda rule allows evidence to be admitted which was obtained in violation of the miranda rule when the questions are an attempt to make sure the public is safe.
Failure to tell suspects their Miranda rights makes an arrest invalid.
In emergency situations, police are not required to get a search warrant in order to conduct a search.
Police officers who arrest an individual in his or her home may walk through the entire house with the arrested person and conduct a search of the entire house incident to the arrest.
Type of guilty plea in which the defendant does not contest charges.
Some constitutional searches do not require individualized suspicion of wrongdoing.
Group of people charged with deciding whether there is sufficient evidence to believe that a person committed a crime and should be charged.
To obtain a search warrant, a person, generally a police officer, must file an affidavit with a magistrate setting out the facts and circumstances that establish probable cause.
John and Daisy are getting divorced. Daisy calls the police to report that John has drugs in the upstairs bedroom. When the police arrive, Daisy gives permission for the police to enter, but John refuses to give consent. The officers may search and enter.