year‚ has just been declared unfit to stand trial. According to Judge Gilbert A. Martinez‚ the suspect is “mentally incompetent” and announced that Dear must be sent to a mental hospital to restore his competency. The Courtroom Drama Judge Gilbert A. Martinez’s ruling was based on the reports of the two state psychologists who have met with Robert L. Dear Jr. Both psychologists reported that the suspect was not competent. According to New York Times‚ Robert L. Dear Jr. was unhappy with the judge’s
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evidence that could link parent to child. DNA evidence was first introduced to courts in England in 1986‚ when a molecular biologist was asked to verify the confession of a suspect. Alec Jeffreys‚ the molecular biologist‚ had begun investigating the use of DNA forensics and aided English police in excluding a 17 year-old boy as a suspect in two rape-murders. The tests proved the teenager was not the perpetrator and the actual attacker was eventually caught‚ also using DNA testing. In the United States
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agencies‚ the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD)‚ the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD)‚ and the Seattle Police Department (SPD). RCSD showed in their reports that there was no correlation between using Tasers and a reduction in injuries to suspect or officers. The MDPD reported a reduction in the likelihood of injuries to
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in question shot an unarmed suspected felon. This case was instituted by the victim’s family alleging that the victim’s constitutional rights were violated by the officers. Synopsis of Rule of Law. If an officer has probable cause to believe the suspect poses a threat of serious bodily harm either to fellow officers or to others‚ it is not constitutionally unreasonable to prevent escape by using deadly force. Facts. The police were summoned to stop a suspected burglary. As the police arrived‚ Victim
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the police interrogation of the accused‚ and the emotional/mental condition of the accused. The United State Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Miranda v. Arizona that because of the inherent coercion present in the police interrogation all suspects must be made aware of their rights against self-incrimination and the right to counsel. When the case reached the Supreme Courts in 1966‚
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Questions 1 Give five examples of forensic samples that should be collected from each of the below to connect the scenes and suspects from:- a) The betting shop. The CS gas spray should be collected as fingerprints‚ skin tissue‚ sweat and even blood can be found on the can. The baseball bat could possibly have skin; sweat and blood on the handle therefore should be collected. The security helmet should be collected as it made contact with the baseball bat which may have left some
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the law had to follow‚ which stated law enforcement officials must follow protocol before questioning suspect in custody. “These rules specified that a suspect must be read the “Miranda warning‚” now famous from police shows on television‚ and then must be asked whether he agrees to “waive” those rights. If the suspect declines‚ the police are required to stop all questioning. Even if the suspect waives his rights‚ at any time during an interrogation he can halt the process by retracting the waiver
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Each time a police officer chooses to make an arrest‚ they demonstrate whether or not they practice the proper discretion that their career field expects of them. For the particular case involving Ken Krook‚ a young man who had attempted to rob a liquor store‚ while holding the store clerk at gun point. While Ken fled the scene‚ a responding officer had been notified on behalf of the specific crime that had taken place following a veg description of the individual. After noticing an individual who
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and Toxicology‚ Forensic Mathematics‚ Forensic Reconstruction‚ Forensic Technology‚ and Latent Print Identification. Forensic scientists use measurements‚ proportions‚ trigonometry‚ and probabilities in order to bring forth and rule out possible suspects by providing evidence that suggests who was involved‚ when and how the crime was possibly committed. Forensic Anthropology is the study of the human body and social relationships which can be
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person would then assume that it was raining outside although they themselves did not see the rain. From a legal standpoint fingerprints are an example of circumstantial evidence. Although a witness did not see the suspect use an object‚ scientific evidence can prove that the suspect had come into
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