Acting on information from reliable informants that drugs we…

Acting on information from reliable informants that drugs were being sold by residents at a certain fraternity house, the police obtained a search warrant that entitled them to search the entire premises for illegal narcotics. The police arrived at the house when a party was in progress and were admitted to the house by the fraternity president after showing the warrant. Officers proceeded to search the house. In an upstairs bedroom, they found a young woman who was a guest of a fraternity member sleeping on the bed. No one else was in the room. The police found a footlocker under the bed and opened it, finding a variety of illegal drugs. The police then awakened the woman and seized her purse from her. They found a small quantity of marijuana in the purse. The woman was charged with a drug possession offense. At her trial, the prosecution seeks to admit the marijuana seized from her purse over the objection of her attorney. Should the court admit the marijuana?

The defendant was pulled over for speeding. After a license…

The defendant was pulled over for speeding. After a license plate check revealed that the car was recently reported as stolen, the defendant was arrested for car theft. At the police station, the defendant received Miranda warnings and agreed to answer questions regarding a local auto “chop-shop” network. During a break for lunch, the police interrogators noticed that the defendant, who was otherwise rather shabbily dressed, was wearing an obviously expensive watch. On their return to the interrogation room, without giving any new Miranda warnings, the officers began interrogating the defendant about a recent home invasion where a quantity of valuable jewelry was taken, including a watch similar to the one the defendant was wearing. The defendant confessed to the home invasion, and was indicted on that charge, a felony. If the defendant files an appropriate motion to prevent the confession from being admitted at his trial, is the defendant likely to succeed?