FL Criminal Trial Specialist Practice Questions - Florida Bar Board Certified - Criminal Trial Exam - FL Criminal Trial Specialist Practice Questions - Florida Bar Board Certified

Question 1

Officers stop a car for a broken taillight. Smelling nothing and seeing nothing incriminating, an officer asks the driver to step out and immediately frisks him without any articulable basis to believe he is armed and dangerous. A handgun is found. Under the Fourth Amendment, is the frisk lawful?

No, because a frisk under Terry v. Ohio requires reasonable suspicion that the person is armed and dangerous Yes, because ordering the driver out of the car during a lawful stop automatically authorizes a frisk Yes, because any traffic stop creates probable cause to search the occupant No, but only because the officer lacked a warrant to search the vehicle

Correct Answer:

No, because a frisk under Terry v. Ohio requires reasonable suspicion that the person is armed and dangerous

Question 2

During a custodial interrogation, a suspect says, 'Maybe I should talk to a lawyer.' The detective continues questioning and obtains a confession. Defense counsel moves to suppress, arguing the suspect invoked his right to counsel. How should the court most likely rule under governing Fifth Amendment doctrine?

Suppress, because any mention of a lawyer ends interrogation Deny, because the request for counsel must be unambiguous and unequivocal to require cessation Suppress, because the burden is on the State to prove the suspect did not want counsel Deny, because Miranda does not apply once the suspect begins answering questions

Correct Answer:

Deny, because the request for counsel must be unambiguous and unequivocal to require cessation

Question 3

Police obtain a warrant to search a home for stolen electronics. While searching a kitchen drawer large enough to hold a laptop, an officer finds a baggie of cocaine in plain view and seizes it. The defendant moves to suppress the cocaine. What is the strongest basis to admit it?

Inevitable discovery, because the drugs would have been found eventually The automobile exception, because contraband in a container is always admissible The plain-view doctrine, because the officer was lawfully in a place he could be and the incriminating nature was immediately apparent Consent, because executing a warrant implies the occupant consented to the search

Correct Answer:

The plain-view doctrine, because the officer was lawfully in a place he could be and the incriminating nature was immediately apparent

Question 4

A defendant is charged in a Florida felony case. At his first appearance, the judge fails to advise him of his right to appointed counsel, and he proceeds through a critical plea conference without a lawyer or a valid waiver. Which constitutional guarantee is most directly implicated?

The Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable seizure The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination only The Eighth Amendment prohibition on excessive bail The Sixth Amendment right to counsel at critical stages of the prosecution

Correct Answer:

The Sixth Amendment right to counsel at critical stages of the prosecution

Question 5

An informant tells police a named suspect is selling drugs from a specific apartment, and police corroborate the suspect's identity, vehicle, and comings and goings. A magistrate issues a warrant. The defense challenges probable cause. Which standard governs the magistrate's determination?

The totality-of-the-circumstances test of Illinois v. Gates The rigid two-pronged Aguilar-Spinelli test requiring separate proof of veracity and basis of knowledge Proof beyond a reasonable doubt of the suspect's guilt Clear and convincing evidence of the informant's reliability

Correct Answer:

The totality-of-the-circumstances test of Illinois v. Gates

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