enforcement agents based on reasonable suspicion and articulable facts. Stopping and frisking Terry, the officer had a reasonable suspicion that he may be armed and could have been a danger to the officer and the public. SCOTUS established that the police officer had a reasonable suspicion to stop Terry on an investigatory stop due to the way he was behaving in front of the jewelry store. To evaluate reasonable suspicion, the court decided if an intelligent person could
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come straight from the Supreme Court ruling and must be read to the suspect before any questioning of a suspect who have been obtained. In this famous case, Miranda v. Arizona, the Supreme Court ruled that suspects can only be interrogated after the police read them their legal rights. In reading on I have learn more about the details and legal legacy of Miranda v. Arizona. This cases ended up as a lock case. Some may have felt that the way to handle this was to lock away the Mr. Miranda based on the
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In 1966 there was a case by the name of Miranda v. Arizona. It started off with a girl who was kidnapped and raped. She then went to the police and gave a confession. Shortly after Ernesto Miranda was captured and told to give a written confession of everything he told to the police. He also signed with an oath, which says that he was made aware of his rights and anything he says can be used against him in court. After conviction, his defense attorney appealed on behalf of the 5th and 6th amendments
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It’s crazy, but wherever you are, there is a chance that you are standing on what could be the buried remains of people from hundreds of years ago! This is what happened back in 1991 when construction was underway in Manhattan. Construction stopped when a CAT operator saw something unusual with the ground he was digging. Archeologists plummeted into the area one after another, and by the end of the day, every one of them went to the same conclusion. They had found 419 sets of human bones, specifically
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You are in a very crowded fast-food restaurant and all of the sudden you hear an argument has been started between and older man and a younger man. The younger man spits into the older man’s face and runs away. The man is furious and starts to chase his attacker. You notice there is a wet floor caution sign in the middle of the restaurant. The older man loses his balance as he chased after the young man. There are chairs and tables all around. The younger man starts to throw the chairs at the older
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For my third research project, I would like to research the infamous Dan Cooper. I would like to research this topic because I find it very interesting just how someone could commit such an astonishing crime and still not be incarcerated after over 45 years on the run. The man seems to have “fallen off the grid” since that day of November 24th, 1971 with no hard evidence to lead authorities to any conclusions. The fact that such an act is possible, quite frankly, astonishes me and intrigues me to
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Unit 3 Assignment 1: Federal, State, and Local Counter Terrorism Databases, Agencies, and Resources Explain the purpose of having fusion centers. A variety of partners from state to federal agencies protecting communities from violent crime by gathering, analyzing, and sharing threat information. These centers give the local officers access to intelligence for their use in the communities they protect. Not only do these centers help local and state, but they also help the federal government to better
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How Bloomington DUI / Criminal Defense Lawyers Can Help You DUI lawyers are criminal defense lawyers with knowledge and skills in the criminal defense arena handling driving under the influence (DUI), and DWI (driving while intoxicated) cases. These attorneys are experts in the specific DUI laws pertaining to the state he or she practices. If you are arrested for drunk driving in Bloomington, hiring a DUI defense attorney is a wise decision. One of the important roles of a DUI criminal defense
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In todays world, the so called menaces in society needs to be removed in order for the public to be safe and out of harms way. Committing a crime such as distributing narcotics, murder, armed robbery or even a simple crime like adultery are criminal offenses around the world. Justice are served to those who commit those horrendous crimes. No matter what the defense is, whether it is intoxication, self-defense or insanity the person must face the charges. Even though people know the story of what
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America is still racist! It is nothing new that America is still living under racism maybe it is not as bad as back in the day when slavery existed but we cannot hide that fact that we do continue to be racist. I have personally seen and heard how police officers treat Caucasians differently from Hispanics or Black People. How our president, Trump has caused so much chaos between white, Hispanics, and black people. And how low-key everyone has something racist to say about each other. In fact, it
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