Part I
The Fourth Amendment sets limitations
to stop and frisk and arrests. It also affords individuals to be protected
against unreasonable searches and seizures. This discussion asks you to
examine probable cause and illegal searches and seizures.
Please thoroughly discuss each of the
following:
A police officer must have probable cause to
arrest an individual.  How much probable cause is needed to secure an
arrest or search warrant? What is the difference between a stop, a frisk,
and an arrest? 
What is the exclusionary rule? Discuss the
exceptions to the exclusionary rule.
Part II
Using the facts provided to you in the
Week One discussion, answer the following questions:
1) Did the police have probable cause
to arrest Mayo?
2) Did law enforcement violate Mayo’s
constitutional rights? If yes, explain how. If not, explain why.
3) Were the police required to read
Mayo his Miranda Rights? Discuss why.