Question 1 of 22 3.5/ 3.5 Points
In Hurtado v. California (1884), involving the murder by Hurtado of his wife's lover, the Supreme Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment due process clause:
A.a. requires jury trials in all state courts.
B.b. requires states to provide a grand jury indictment in capital cases.
C.c. does not forbid states to use the death penalty because it does not define defendants of a "fundamental right" in capital cases. D.d. does not require states to provide a grand jury indictment in capital cases.
Answer Key: D
Question 2 of 22 3.5/ 3.5 Points
A habeas corpus proceeding is not a separate proceeding from a defendant's criminal case.
A. True
B. False
Answer Key: False
Question 3 of 22 3.5/ 3.5 Points
In Colorado v. Bertine (1987), the police conducted an inventory search in which they searched Bertine's backpack after arresting him for driving under the influence of alcohol. The Supreme Court decided that:
A.a. the search of the backpack violated the U.S. Constitution.
B.b. the search of the backpack did not violate the U.S. Constitution because it was a legitimate inventory search. C.c. the search of the backpack violated the U.S. Constitution because it was conducted on a suspicion that drugs were in Bertine's backpack. D.d. the search of the backpack did not violate the U.S. Constitution because drugs were discovered in Bertine's backpack.
Answer Key: B
Question 4 of 22 3.5/ 3.5 Points
According to the Supreme Court opinion in California v. Greenwood involving incriminating evidence found in defendant's trash, citizens have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their trash.
A. True
B. False
Answer Key: False
Question 5 of 22 3.5/ 3.5 Points
Most searches take place pursuant to
