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Legal Issues
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Police ask questions intended to incriminate a citizen
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Evidence illegally obtained is inadmissible in court
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Misuse of governmental power
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The standard on which arrests must be based
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When officers interact with fewer citizens in an effort to reduce their likelihood of being named a defendant in a civil lawsuit
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An exception that exists for officers who could not have reasonably known that their actions were in violation of law or the Constitution
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Inadvertent and unreasonable behavior resulting in damage or injury
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A stop for a traffic violation in the hope that the stop may elicit another, more serious violation
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The legal standard on which, at minimum, stop and frisks must be based on
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Situation where a person is deprived of his or her freedom in a significant way
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Written oath establishing probable cause to obtain a search warrant
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Not only must evidence seized improperly be excluded from criminal court, but so, too, must any additional evidence seized after that police action