Confidentiality: Public Information Vanessa Martinez Kaplan University Part 1 Confidentiality: Public Information Any party of a legal team working on a case has the duty to remain silent when information about a case has been made public. “The Duty-is a personal promise made to each client” (Confidentiality Issue: Public Information) Thomas F. Goldman. Rule 1.6 of ABA model rules requires lawyers to keep any information received from a client private at all times, even if the case is made
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you: 1. Analyze the victim and physical evidence of the body as shown in the photograph. 2. Analyze the physical elements shown in the photographs of the inside of the house, noting how these elements connect to the crime. 3. Analyze the physical evidence from photographs of the exterior of the house, noting what might be the escape route. 4. Analyze the photo taken by a neighbor of a truck the week prior to the crime. 5. Propose a list of evidence that should be preserved and provide a rationale
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Limiting Access to the Evidence * When a piece of evidence is collected, there are numerous individuals who will have access to it before the case goes to trial. The investigator, evidence technician, property officer, laboratory technician, prosecutor and defense attorney all may have custody. Each individual in this chain has a responsibility for the safe-keeping and preservation of the evidence while it is in their possession. Initial Collection * Before any evidence is removed from the
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As Patty’s attorney, Ann has a duty of confidentiality, loyalty, fiduciary responsibility and competence to her. This means that she must work hard on her case and follow up any possible leads that Patty may give her and follow up on any reasonable requests made by Patty. As an attorney, however, Ann has a duty of candor, fairness and dignity to the court, her adversary and the public. Because Ann knew that the Police Dept. (PD) was being represented by Bob she was aware that any contact with a
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE _________ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ______ COUNTY, FLORIDA CIRCUIT CIVIL DIVISION BANK ____; Plaintiff, vs. JOHN SMITH, et al., Defendants. _________________________________________/ Case No.: _____________ MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF ADMISSION OF BUSINESS RECORDS AT TRIAL COMES NOW the Plaintiff, BANK by and through its undersigned counsel, and pursuant to Fla. Stat. 90.803(6) files this Memorandum of Law in Support of
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CJ 1130 Criminal Evidence Project Directions: Answer the following scenarios utilizing the Ohio Rules of Evidence or the Federal Rules of Evidence. Respond to each scenario using the formula detailed in class: 1) respond to the question 2) state the pertinent rule or concept, and 3) correctly apply the rule to the case. Papers must be word processed. No handwritten work will be accepted. Projects are due at the beginning of class on the day of your class meeting during the week beginning
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The last episode of Serial, “What We Know,” reviewed most of the evidence found during the re-investigation of the murder of Hae Min Lee. The state’s stance on the case was against Adnan Syed, who was accused of killing Hae, his ex-girlfriend. They presented him as a possessive, jealous ex-boyfriend who could not stand that Hae dated someone else shortly after their breakup. However, after discovering conflicting information within Jay’s stories, recent connections to another serial killer, and the
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prove incompetence by clear and convincing evidence imposes a significant risk of an erroneous determination that the defendant is competent. Oklahoma’s clear and convincing evidence standard affects a class of cases in which the defendant has already demonstrated that he is more likely than not incompetent.” From this case, the Court concluded that preponderance of evidence is sufficient to determine competency evaluation because ‘clear and convincing evidence’ to determine competency evaluation is
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units are the collection, preservation, packaging, transportation, and documentation of physical evidence left at the crime scene. Introduction to Crime Scene Response Most police investigations begin at the scene of a crime. The scene is simply defined as the actual site or location in which the incident took place. It is important that the first officer on the crime scene properly protect the evidence. The entire investigation hinges on that first person being able to properly identify, isolate
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OVERVIEW: Done. ASK: 1. What are the common types of physical evidence? 2. What is class characteristics? 3. What is product rule? 4. What is Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) and when was it created? 5. What is crime scene reconstruction? READ: Done. WRITE: 1. What are the common types of physical evidence? a. Blood, semen and saliva. b. Documents. c. Drugs. d. Explosives. e. Fibers. f. Fingerprints. g. Firearms and ammunition. h. Glass. i. Hair. j
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