Multistate Bar Examination Practice Question

The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects individuals from unlawful searches and seizures and generally requires a warrant issued by a neutral magistrate based on probable cause for a search to be lawful. In the absence of consent, exigent circumstances, or another recognized exception to the warrant requirement, a search of a home is not valid. In this case, the police officer acted solely on an anonymous tip and entered the home without a warrant or the homeowner's consent. There are no facts suggesting exigent circumstances, consent, or any other exception, making the evidence inadmissible. Although narcotics were in plain view, the plain view doctrine is inapplicable because the initial search was unconstitutional. Other answers are incorrect because they either ignore the Fourth Amendment's requirements or misinterpret the legal principles involved. For example, the option referencing whether the homeowner expressly objected is legally irrelevant as a warrantless entry into a home is presumptively unconstitutional unless there is an applicable legal exception.