At 12:30 am, Officers Tim and Melanie Singer, husband-and-wife members of the California Highway Patrol, noticed King's car speeding on the freeway. The officers pursued King, and the pursuit attained high speeds. Confrontation Officer Tim Singer ordered King and his two passengers to exit the vehicle and lie face down on the ground. Bryant Allen was manhandled, kicked, stomped, taunted and threatened. "Passenger describes L.A. Police Beating of Driver, Calls it racial," New York Times, March 21, 1991.
Brinegar v. United States 338 U.S. 160 69 S. Ct. 1302; 93 L. Ed. 1879; 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2084 Facts: Brinegar had a reputation for illegally transporting liquor across state lines. The officer recognized the defendant one day, while parked by the highway, and noticed that the defendant's vehicle looked "heavily loaded." When he pulled Brinegar over, the officer could see one case of alcohol in the front seat of the car. The defendant later on denied that any liquor was visible.
The court rejected the Government’s suggestion that the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule should not apply where evidence is seized in reasonable good-faith reliance on a search warrant. Procedural History: In August 1981, acting on a tip from a confidential informant, officers of the Burbank Police Department began an extensive investigation by surveillance at Respondents’ residences involving drug-trafficking. Respondents Armando Sanchez and Patsy Stewart were identified to be selling large quantities of cocaine and methaqualone from their residence. A check of one of the individuals, Richardo Del Castillo, led officers to Respondent Alberto Leon who had prior arrests for drug charges and was heavily involved in the importation of drugs into this country. Based off of the police officers’ observations and activities at their homes, Officer Cyril Rombach, an experienced, narcotics investigator, prepared an affidavit for a warrant
The applicant has numerous convictions ranging from traffic offence, to drug supply and distribution. Carew participated as a drug courier, and was sentenced to 14 months imprisonment but received bail of a period of 18 months. While on bail Carew trafficked drugs and was found carrying weapons. After multiple incidents concerning methylamphetamines the police found large sums of cash at his residents and evidence to show Carew was making substantial illicit drug transactions. It is however evident that the applicant has never failed to appear for court before, but has though committed criminal offences while on bail.
What are the three levels of contact between an officer and a citizen? What level is the officer at and what level of information is needed to make such a request? 2. You have a valid warrant to pick up a suspect on auto theft. You go to his residence to arrest him.
Analyze the following case study and determine how the evidence could be documented Three people were involved in the robbery of a local computer store – the defendant, an unknown masked accomplice who entered the store with him and the driver of an automobile that the trio used to get away. A passerby noticed the plates of that vehicle as the robbery was in progress and reported it to the police. The vehicle was later traced and discovered to have been stolen two days before the robbery. The car was recovered and the defendant’s fingerprints were found on the passenger door panel. 1.
In Davis v. United States; an office pulled over a vehicle, the officer arrested the defended Willie Davis, who was the passenger in the car, gave the officer a false name. The officer arrested Davis because he found out that Davis had lie about his name; so the officer arrested Davis for giving false information to a police officers. After the officer handcuffed Davis and securing the scene, the officer searched the vehicle and found that Davis had a revolver. He was charged and convicted for possession of an illegal weapon. This case had used direct evidence.
Subject: Case Analysis Case: Search and Seizure Background Facts: Joe is a 26 years old man of a foreign decent and is currently a U.S. citizen. He was pulled over by a police officer when he was driving through an affluent Caucasian subdivision. Citing that this is a sobriety checkpoint, Officer Jones orders Joe to step out of the car. When Joe starts questioning the officer about the sobriety checkpoint, the officer becomes very aggressive with him and places him under arrest for “interfering with official police conduct”. After that, Officer Jones get into his vehicle and remove a couple of items.
Stuart Strom September 20, 2011 Essay Marijuana Possession and its Negative Consequences On August 7, 2011 I was charged with a speeding ticket and a misdemeanor possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana. I was pulled over for speeding, and the officer searched my vehicle after signs of marijuana usage. Approximately 3.5 grams of marijuana were found and I was taken to the police station and given a ticket, which has surprisingly impacted my life since. Prior to this incident, I was under the impression that being charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana was not a big deal; just a fine and I would be on my way. Unfortunately, that was not the case.
February of 1999 and man named Amadou Diallo was unarmed when he was fired at 41 times by police officers, and even saying that the mayor of New York City, at the time, still were acquitted, stating that “ Probably until the day I die, I will always give the police officers the benefit of the doubt” (Progressive, 2000, p. 19) There continue to be frequent reports of unjustified police shootings, with officers firing at unarmed suspects, fleeing from non-violent crimes, at the end of pursuits, during traffic stops or in other circumstances. In Kansas City 1998 a 13 year old black child, Timothy L. Wilson was driving a friends pick-up truck, and was shot dead at the end of a brief chase. All the officers cleared of any wrong-doing. California in 1999 during a narcotics raid SWAT fired at an elderly man, and no drugs were found during the raid. In Chicago in 1998 police officers shot and killed 71 people and in the same year 7 people were killed in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Amnesty International, 1999, p. 23).