Case 1: Commonwealth v. Snyder
Essay
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Identify the plaintiffs or prosecution
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2.
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Identify the Defendant(s) in the case.
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3.
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Is this a criminal proceeding or a civil proceeding? Explain.
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4.
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How did the school administrators initially discover that Jeffrey might be
selling marijuana?
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5.
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Why did Principal Day give credibility to the reporting teacher regarding
Jeffrey’s possession of marijuana?
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6.
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Explain the reason(s) the principal and the assistant principal did not approach
Jeffrey in the student center.
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7.
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Where did the administrators find the combination to Jeffrey’s
locker?
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8.
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What did the school’s student policy say about searches of student
lockers?
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9.
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What did the principal and the assistant principal find during their search of
Jeffrey’s locker?
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10.
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What did Jeffrey do when he was confronted with the evident against him?
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Was the information received by school administrators reliable?
Explain.
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12.
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Did Jeffrey have an “expectation of privacy” in his school
locker? Explain.
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Was the schools search of the locker justified and reasonable?
Explain.
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Did the school have reasonable suspicion that a crime was being committed?
Explain.
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Did the schools interest to enforce school policies and adequately discipline
its students override the importance of Jeffrey’s privacy in his locker?
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Did the student handbook state that the Defendant had an expectation of privacy
in his locker?
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YOU BE THE JUDGE
Explain your decision.
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