Fourth dimension

misconduct. The exclusionary rules outline legitimate way of collecting evidence and forbidden evidence in violation of the Constitution. The purpose of the exclusionary rules is to "discourage police from circumventing protection housed within the Fourth and Fifth Amendment…

INTRODUCTION: This case involves two unknown male Hispanic’s gaining enter into the MailBox Planet building located at 530 S. Lake Ave. Once inside the business, one of the suspects cut the lock that was on the inner gate (separates main office from mailbox area). The suspect entered the main office area and stole approximately 12-15 packages. The suspect left the scene, traveling in an unknown direction. LOCATION DESCRIPTION: The incident occurred at 530 S. Lake Ave. (MailBox Planet). MailBox…

Case title: Herring v. United States Citation: 555 U.S. 135 Year decided: 2009 Facts: Bennie Dean Herring was arrested on July 7, 2004 after he went down to the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department to obtain items from his truck which was impounded. Investigator Mark Anderson became suspicious of Herring and began to inquire about his past. He had Sandy Pope, the county’s warrant clerk, to run Herring’s name in the system to see if he had any active warrants for his arrest. After running…

marijuana was in clear view, therefore, as an officer of the court seizing it at that time was a legal obligation. Moreover, this type of seize is justifiable under the plain view doctrine and does not violate the rights given to the accused under the Fourth Amendment. Hendrix (2013) explains that “in Harris v. United States (1968), the Supreme Court established that anything a police officer sees in plain view, when the officer has a right to be where he or she is, is not the product of a…

This course continues to be a very fun and exciting course ever since the first day, as I continue to learn more and more about the fascinating cases that were presented in the Supreme Court. Ever since writing the first reflection paper I have learned more about ground shaking decisions that were decided under the Warren court, but more importantly I have learned more about the rights of criminals and the accused. I now understand the great difficulty that the Supreme Court has when deciding…

Question Presented Was Vandenbosh’s gesture and oral statements sufficient to satisfy Michigan's armed robbery statute, which requires a person to lead another person to reasonably believe they have a dangerous weapon or who represents orally or otherwise that they are in possession of a dangerous weapon, when Vanderbosh patted his lower back and stated that he was “handy with a hammer?” Is the police officers testimony as a lay person admissible under Michigan’s Rule 701, which requires…

On Wednesday January 24th, a few friends and I were caught with marijuana and paraphernalia. We hadn’t actually smoked anything yet, but it was clear to campus police that we were about too. After they found us, they searched us for weapons and led us up to a parking lot where their car was. I believe that this is because there was a camera on the back of the police SUV and they wanted to record everything that happened. Once we were up there, they gave us all a phone number and told us we had…

explicitly identified in the Bill of Rights or United States Constitution, or implemented throughout the years by Courts and lawmakers. These include: your first amendment right to freedom of speech, your third amendment right, the right to privacy, your fourth amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures, your sixth amendment right to fair court trial, the fifteenth amendment, the right to vote and you also have the right to marry. (What are Civil Rights?, 2014) You may…

Final Exam Arizona State University Ulysses Avila November 30, 2014 Questions 1. (10 Points): Write a short brief of U.S. v. Jones (2012). Make sure you follow the format for legal briefs in the example posted on Blackboard. (See Content section for brief example, and Week 14 Readings for the court case). . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 3-4 (5 Points): In your own words,…

Jerry Montez had a promising future in basketball. In high school, he made the starting varsity lineup as a freshman, won the Kansas state basketball championship title all four years in a row, received numerous awards, including Gatorade Player of the Year, went both All-American and All-State, and was offered full-ride scholarships for basketball to Division One schools such as Villanova, the University of North Carolina, and Kentucky. Jerry also made the starting lineup of the USA National…