Crime Committed Police Notified Police Investigate Investigation may include interviewing victim, witnesses, suspects; collecting physical evidence; visiting, viewing, photographing, measuring crime scene; identifying suspects; through line-ups ... etc. Bifurcated Court System District court is where all misdemeanor offenses are handled and where the preliminary hearing for felony charges are held. Circuit court is exclusively for felony charges and any misdemeanors associated with the felony
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The role of police in society is to maintain order and enforce justice amongst the community. Their duty is to bring those who are criminally charged with a crime to the courts in the state to be punished properly for their actions. The role of the police is to protect the community at all costs. Millions of things would happen if the role changed or was lessened for them from different needs within the structure of the facilities and squads needs and to the community that it lessened for. These
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Abstract Many people are unaware of the laws that affect their daily life. They don’t know that there are certain laws that police must abide by when it pertains to search warrants. We all should know the definition of probable cause. Probable cause must be based on facts. There are many factors that go into probable cause, Observation what an officer can see smell or hear, expertise the skills the officer obtains, information the info that is provided by a
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requirements for search warrants, arrest warrants, and warrant exceptions in relation to probable cause under the Fourth Amendment. In a news article from the Wall Street Journal published on April 15, 2013, The U.S. Supreme Court decides to review the Maryland Supreme Court’s decision on the Maryland v. King case. The case involves a state law, known as the Maryland’s DNA Collection Act (DNA Act) that grants police with the power to obtain DNA samples from arrestees of violent crimes before a trial
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not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. People have a right to feel safe in their houses and property cannot be lost to government action simply because the government has the power. To protect people from government intrusion and its aggressive exercise of power, probable cause was and is now required before a warrant is granted (Findlaw)
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NO. 11-10101 CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEAL FOR THE THIRD DISTRICT ______________________ THE PEOPLE, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. ERNEST WRONG, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. ______________________ ON APPEAL FROM THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NUMBER: 12F06555 ______________________ RESPONSE BRIEF OF THE APPELLEE ______________________ Pre-Law Major REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE 2500 Someother Way, Suite 401 Sacramento, California 93721 Telephone: (916) 497-4000 Attorneys for Appellee TABLE OF CONTENTS
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searches and seizures that may be deemed unreasonable. However, it is applicable when such searches and seizures have been carried out by state or federal officials or agents of the government (Schulhofer, 2012). Such agents would include the local police officers, Border Patrol Agents, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents, among other government security agents. As such, any searches that may be made on the private property by private citizens or private security officers are not subject
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cut on the wrist. Lopez was attempting to escape and call the police when Fernandez whistled and four accomplices appeared. The four of them beat Lopez and stole his phone and wallet, with about $400 in cash. This event was the precursor to the incident that has Constitutional issue. Two officers arrived on the scene shortly after,
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When Albert’s Bookstore restrained Gerwin, did it have probable cause to suspect Gerwin of shoplifting, and did it restrain him for a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, thereby entitling Albert’s to the merchant’s privilege recognized in section 131.655 of the Wayne Revised Statutes: A. Under the merchant’s privilege, did Albert’s Bookstore have probable cause to detain Gerwin when an Albert’s employee noticed that Gerwin fit the police description of a suspected shoplifter about which Albert’s
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Hatfield v. McDaniel et al Doc. 58 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION JERRY BENNETT HATFIELD, III, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) JOHN MCDANIEL, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) CASE NO. 2:11-CV-590-WKW [WO] MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This case involves the allegedly illegal search and seizure of Plaintiff Jerry Bennett Hatfield’s store and computer. The matter comes before the court on the Motion for Partial Summary Judgment filed by Defendants
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