1. After framing the constitution it seems that there was a need to change certain guidelines in constitution, Hence they came up with the term Amendments (changes in documents). in 4th Amendment it talks about the unreasonable/unnecessary searches of someone's possessions or seizures (also arrest) which is against the right to privacy. The scope of seizures/Searched should be limited and only warrant should be issued by law enforcement officer before police taking necessary action. in 1792…
hand, and was believed to have come from the suspect, but the laboratory at the time was not able to match the hair samples to Wright who was 50 at the time of his death.The DNA test confirmed the hair found in Anagnos’ hand belonged to Wright, according to Brown. (Hair) Name of Case: The Murder of Helle Crafts Victims:Helle Crafts…
investigation because it might prove the primary suspect as innocent and would not have anybody else to blame or convict. Syed was…
further to search for weapons or any illegal activities under criminal circumstances. Search includes patting down i.e. checking an individual with hands from the top of the clothes and also removing upper part of clothes if the officer thinks the suspect is carrying some armed weapons and is dangerous. Many incidents happened with the stop and frisk cases, as the officers are unnecessarily stopping and searching individuals, especially American-African in the name of criminal activities. After…
Hendrickson et al defines the problem of police brutality in relation to the maltreatment of a suspect in custody. In 2010, Michael Kingsley was allegedly assaulted by five police officers was held face-down in a holding cell, and then shot with a “stun gun” for a period of vive seconds. After this event, the police left Kingsley to suffer in pain for 15 minutes before providing assistance to the stunned suspect. Kingsley sued the five police officers in court, which defines the context of…
finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three spectators and wounding more than 260 other people. Four days later, after an intense manhunt that shut down the Boston area, police captured one of the bombing suspects, 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, whose older brother and fellow suspect, 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, died following a shootout with law enforcement earlier that same day” (“Boston Marathon Bombings”).This capture and shootout brought closure to the boston marathon bombing. Two…
Asphyxiation by strangulation was the official cause of her death. There were various suspects that got convicted but no one was ever charged. Her parents were suspected in the beginning but it was later found that some DNA at the scene was part of a male that was unrelated to the Ramsey family. In the 20 years since the murder occurred, there were more than 140 suspects who were investigated by police. One suspect…
close range situations and it is only effective if the two barbs in the gun come in contact with skin. If the suspect is wearing layers of clothing then the barbs might not be able to reach the skin, making the weapon useless. It is proven that there is a higher chance of stopping criminals when police use some level of force such as a gun compared to a less lethal force. If the suspect is facing you with a , you may get to employ only one option before he deploys on you. That's why cops will…
(2002) 305 F.3d 1046 (where the objectively reasonable need be based on what the officer knew at the time of questioning); see also United States v. Jones (2001) 154 F.2d 617 (likewise, holding the public exception applicable where police knew the suspect had a firearm in the apartment unattended with children present). In determining the objectively reasonable need, courts consider whether the defendant might have or recently have had a weapon and that someone other than the police might gain…
an involuntary confession. However, the detective’s statement that Bond would not receive a fair trail because of his race and the prospective jury makes the court condemn the intentional misrepresentation of judicial rights in order to convince a suspect in a criminal case to confess. In the cases of Ringo v. State (1879) they referenced the quote, “The critical injury is whether the defendant’s statements were…