Case Law Paper Last Friday, Thompson was arrested on reasonable suspicion for burglary of an inhabited dwelling, 459 PC. Reasonable suspicion was established in 1968 by the Terry v Ohio case. In the Terry v Ohio case an officer had observed 3 men “casing” a store. When the officer asked their name they had mumbled a response. The officer then spun Terry around while patting him down and found a weapon.
South Bureau / Beat 28 Sedgwick County Wichita, KS At 9:40 PM, Officers Justin McCluskey and Nathan Schwiethale are in search of a suspect who is out on larceny charges. Suspect took off running on foot when originally confronted by the officers. Officer Guilemette responds by setting up a parameter with Office Schwiethale. Area of town reflects a low-income status. Suspect is Caucasian and approximately 45 years of age wearing and orange T-shirt and jean shorts.
Aaron Hernandez was charged with murder and two lesser offenses in the June 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, when his body was found near Hernandez’s house. The Incriminating Evidence in the arraignment, were text messages from Hernandez and a supposed surveillance tape from Hernandez's home of Hernandez holding a gun while saying "You can't trust anyone anymore" before getting in his car to pick up Lloyd were described as crucial pieces of evidence. Also central to the case is apparent surveillance footage and the curious deletion of certain footage from Hernandez's house, as well as statements from witnesses who saw Hernandez as angry with Lloyd. Although prosecutors have apparently not found the gun used to kill Lloyd, the prosecution has Hernandez linked to a shell casing that matches the caliber of bullet used to shoot Lloyd. The link was through a piece of bubble gum that purportedly Hernandez chewed and was found next to the casing.
. BUCHANAN-SALLY HEARSAY/NONHEARSAY Hearsay An out of court statement offered for evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted. Here, Buchannan, and agent in the DEA, will testify that he spoke with Sally, whose son overdosed on cocaine. The facts do not directly indicate if Sally’s son received his cocaine from Danforth. However, Sally’s reaction of fainting when she saw the photograph of Danforth can be inferred that she recognized the Defendant, Danforth, who sold the drugs to her son who overdosed.
Once again another man in fear of dying tells detective ford that he and Daniel were both at the crime scene. Joe Dick gave a hair sample, and a vile of blood for a DNA sample. After a couple of months his DNA came back negative as well. Joe made a total of seven statements. Since they were all lies, he couldn’t remember what he said before.
That evidence along with letters he wrote to Carr and the Cassaras, his military background, his appearance, and an arson incident, led police to his door. When he was arrested he immediately surrendered to police and identified himself as Sam. After being evaluated, it was determined that he could stand trial. He pled not guilty and received a 365-year sentence. Berkowitz's Crime Spree: * July 29, 1976 – Jody Valenti and Donna Lauria were shot as they sat talking in a parked car outside Donna’s apartment.
October 2, 2012 Case Brief Cupp v Murphy 412 U.S. 291 (1973) Facts: Daniel Murphy was convicted of murdering his wife in the second degree. After he found out of the murder he called the police and voluntarily submitted himself to questioning. In the middle of his questioning the police noticed a dark spot on his finger and they asked if they could get a sample and he refused. The police did not respect his wishes and they took the sample anyways of what was under his fingernail. They processed it and later found out there was traces of his wife’s nightgown, skin, and blood all from the deceased victim.
After law enforcement tracked down the suspect, they interviewed the suspect. They suspect made false statements about another man being in the apartment and the other man that was there was the shooter. The suspect could not give a name to investigators because; the suspect was giving false allegations. The investigators had to get physical evidence to prove that there was another individual in the arrestment when the black man was shot. The investigators went back to the video of the apartment and had the video turned into a 3D view to where they could see the entire apartment clearly.
They were both taken by surprise when a man came out of the room with a gun.” It was a little bit of a struggle for Dennis Rader, but he eventually killed Kathryn Bright, and he left Kevin Bright with permanent damage. In October of the same year, the Wichita Eagle newspaper got a phone call. The man who took the phone call said he found a letter hidden in an engineering book at the Wichita Public Library. “There police found a detailed description of the unsolved Otero murders. It was noted that the writer of the note used very poor grammar and spelling, but had obvious knowledge of the crime.
Persuasive Outline: Adapting a Buddy System on a College Campus Attention I. Attention Getter -EL CAJON - A man who sexually assaulted a student in the parking lot at Grossmont Community College is the target of a police search. The woman, whose age was not disclosed, was assaulted about 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, said Lt. Mark Coit of the El Cajon Police Department. The woman gave limited details of the assault to investigators, and the specific nature of the assault was withheld. College police received second-hand information that one of their students may have been assaulted and contacted the El Cajon Police Department, which in turn located the student, he said.