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Paralegal

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The police had been watching the residence of a suspect in a drug investigation. The suspect drove up the street in his vehicle and pulled into the driveway. The suspect then exited the vehicle and locked it. When he was halfway to the front door, the suspect was stopped by the police and arrested. The police searched the suspect’s vehicle and found contraband. If the suspect challenged the search of the vehicle, but the state supreme court upheld the search, can the suspect appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court?
  1. Yes.
  2. Yes, if the legal question involves a matter of state law.
  3. No.
  4. No, unless the legal question involves a matter of state law.
Explanation
Answer: A - Yes. The suspect can appeal to the Supreme Court because the Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, so the challenge to the search of the vehicle involved a matter of federal law.
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