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Two commonly confused concepts in criminal law are reasonable suspicion and probable cause.
Define and evaluate both of these significant legal terms, and utilize pertinent U.S. Supreme Court opinions to justify your answers.
Address what happens in court to a criminal case when an officer does not possess reasonable suspicion or probable cause.
Explain the difference between reasonable suspicion and probable cause. What is the exclusionary rule? What are situations in which officers can make a felony arrest without a warrant? List and explain four major Constitutional amendments that relate to the treatment of criminal suspects. Discuss and explain consent searches. Explain what a confession is and what is considered by case law to be a coerced confession.