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Legal glossary

probable cause

A reasonable basis for believing that a crime has been or is being committed — the standard required for arrest or search warrants.

Cases that turn on it

The 4 real court cases in the library whose brief uses this term. Read the facts, then decide — the verdict stays in the game.

• The Broken Door 1980 Payton v. New York — Murder (First Degree)
• The Passenger's Purse 1999 Wyoming v. Houghton — Possession of Methamphetamine
• The Defective Warrant 1984 United States v. Leon — Drug Trafficking (Cocaine, Marijuana, Methamphetamine)
• The Open-Ended Warrant 1979 Lo-Ji Sales, Inc. v. New York — Promoting Obscenity

Related category: Search & Seizure

Cases that turn on the Fourth Amendment: warrants, traffic stops, frisks, consent, and what the police may do without asking a judge first. The newest Search & Seizure cases in the library:

• The One Who Stayed 2014 Fernandez v. California — Robbery; Assault with a Deadly Weapon
• The Dropped Rock 1991 California v. Hodari D. — Possession of Cocaine
• The 911 Call 2014 Navarette v. California — Transportation of Marijuana and Possession of Marijuana for Sale
• The Smell at the Door 2011 Kentucky v. King — Trafficking in Controlled Substances; Possession of Marijuana

All 29 Search & Seizure cases →

See also: Search & seizure

• fourth amendment
• exigent circumstances
• fruit of the poisonous tree
• motion to suppress

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