What counts as a search — MCQs

A defendant planned to steal electronics from a warehouse. He asked an acquaintance to serve as a lookout, obtained a crowbar, and drove them to the warehouse after it closed. The acquaintance remained in the car while the defendant walked to a rear entrance and inserted the crowbar between the door and its frame. Before damaging or opening the door, the defendant became frightened, returned to the car, and drove away. Police later identified both individuals from security-camera footage. The jurisdiction follows the substantial-step test for attempt and recognizes no statutory abandonment defense. If the defendant is prosecuted for attempted burglary, which of the following is the strongest conclusion?

Using only the supplied file and legal resources, prepare a persuasive memorandum for the supervising attorney analyzing suppression of the physical evidence and confession. Distinguish the Fourth Amendment issues from the Miranda issue and recommend how to prioritize the arguments.

Using only the supplied client file and legal resources, prepare a persuasive memorandum supporting the motion to suppress Jordan Lee's recorded confession. Address custody, interrogation, invocation of the right to silence, the effect of the later warnings and waiver, voluntariness, and the likely remedy. Acknowledge the prosecution's strongest counterarguments.

Using only the supplied file and legal resources, draft a persuasive argument section for the trial court seeking exclusion of the laboratory certificate unless the prosecution presents the analyst for cross-examination. Address the prosecution's business-record and harmless-error arguments and state the requested relief.