A Bag Full of Trouble In the state of California a man named Jerry was speeding. When a highway patrolman pulled Jerry over he noticed several plastic bags with white powdery residue in the passenger’s seat. The officer asked Jerry what had been in the bags and Jerry said, “What bags?” The officer pointed at the bags and asked him to step out of the car. When Jerry got out of the car, the officer asked him to put his hands behind his back and said, “You are under arrest.” The officer then said,”You have the right to remain silent . Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.You have the right to an attorney. If you can not afford an attorney one will be appointed for you. Do you understand the …show more content…
On the way to the station Jerry said that he had kept flour in the bags.The officer had the bags tested for drugs, and they tested positive for cocaine and methamphetamines. Jerry then had to go to trial,was found guilty, and sentenced to 25 years in prison for drug possession. This was a fictional story, but imagine what could have happened if Jerry had not been read his Miranda rights He could have confessed right there and what he said might not have been able to be used by the state against him in …show more content…
How did this happen?” “I don't know man, we got a call from her neighbor about 3 hours ago and then it got crazy from there.” Jerry responded “ Then why haven't you sent in anybody to subdue the maniac?” “Because none of our officers are equipped to take down a hostage situation like this.” “Well why are you just standing here then?” ” We're waiting for the sniper and the SWAT officers to get here.” Then the sniper and SWAT officers arrived and geared up to take out a hostage when the sniper said “I don't see any good sniping positions near-by, so I won't be much help unless he is standing in a ground level window.” Then the commander of the SWAT said “We need about ten minutes to gear up so their will be a small wait.” Then ten minutes later the SWAT stormed the house tazered the maniac and saved Max's
On June 26, 2006, a Sheriff Officer of the State of Florida, William Wheetley and his drug detection dog, Aldo, were on patrol. Furthermore, Officer Wheetley conducted a traffic stop of the defendant Clayton Harris for expired tags on his truck. As Officer Wheetley approached the truck, he noticed that Harris was acting nervous/anxious, more than he should have, and he also noticed an open can of beer in the cup holder next to him. At that moment, Officer Wheetley knew that he was hiding something, he requested to search
The Rangers captured the two targets, along with 22 other Somali men, on the first floor of the target house. When the Rangers entered the second floor, shots started coming through the window. Rangers on the ground were shooting at their own men. The young Rangers were poorly trained and dangerous. In the streets, fire was rapidly exchanging.
At around 3:14 pm. Santa Rosa Police officer Erick Gelhaus and his partner, a trainee, were patrolling Moorland Avenue located just before the outskirts of Santa Rosa. Gelhaus who was sitting in the passenger side of the police vehicle, then spotted an individual (now known to be Andy Lopez) with his back facing towards them walking down the street holding what appeared to be an AK-47 assault rifle (Johnson). The trainee officer then stopped the vehicle just a mere 20 to 30 feet away, allowing for Gelhaus to quickly step out and order Lopez to drop the weapon (Chea). Many community members argue that the trainee officer should have gone out of the police vehicle with Gelhaus if Lopez was indeed a threat to the community. The trainee officer however did not exit the vehicle since “at that point Deputy Gelhaus had already engaged the subject, with the commands and with the weapon. The threat was essentially over” (Johnson). This explains why the trainee officer remained in the police vehicle during the confrontation.
A hit was put out on Taylor and Zavala by leaders of the Mexican drug cartel because they were becoming a nuisance. This hit was carried out by the same Latino gang members who had previously done a drive-by shooting of a rival gang. The officers were enticed towards their imminent deaths with a car chase which was set up by the Latino gang members. This chase led them towards an apartment complex which was rigged with many gang members and artillery to ensure that neither Taylor nor Zavala would survive. The two were ambushed, but decided that gunning their way out was their best option.
However, with every rule there also exceptions like: Maryland v. Shatzer, Florida v. Powell, and Berghuis v. Thompkins. Miranda Vs Arizona was a United States Supreme Court case in 1966. The court “ruled that a criminal suspect must make a knowing, intelligent, and voluntary decision to waive certain constitutional rights prior to questioning” (Ortmeier, 2005, 285). This ruling meant that suspects must be aware of their right to remain silent and that if they choose to speak to the police, the conversation can be used against them in a court of law. If they do decide to speak under police it must not be under false promises and or coercion.
After an arrest is made, before they may begin questioning, they must first advise the suspect of their rights, and make sure that the suspect understands them. These rights are known as the Miranda Warnings and include: 1. What is the difference between a. and a. You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions. 2.
Friedman, S. (2014, March 10). You have the right to ... not much: Why are there no 'Miranda rights'
What does this mean to you? Well if you are ever arrested for being suspected of a crime, the police are legally obligated to advise you of your Miranda rights. If they do not do this and they start to ask you questions, and interrogate you, then anything you say cannot be used against you in court, and you could have the charges dropped. The police are not supposed to question you at all unless you have been read your Miranda rights and you then waive those rights. You can waive your rights either verbally tell the officer you waive your rights, or by signing a rights waiver form.
...you think I need an attorney?” He also asked this question several times thorough the interrogation. In this situation the police officer should have allowed Mr. Wilson to get a attorney after saying “I think I need an attorney?” because this is going against his basic rights and violates the 6th Amendment.
Ernesto Miranda grew up not finishing high school. He didn’t finish the 9th grade, and he decided to drop out of school during that year. He also had a criminal record and had pronounced sexual fantasies after dropping out of high school. Ernesto Miranda was arrested in Phoenix in 1963. He had raped an 18 yr. girl who was mildly mentally handicapped in March of 1963. He was charged with rape, kidnapping, and robbery. When he was found and arrested, and he was not told of his rights before interrogation. After two hours of interrogation, the cops and detectives had a written confession from Miranda that he did do the crimes that he was acquitted for. Miranda also had a history mental instability, and had no counsel at the time of the trial. The prosecution at the trial mainly used his confession as evidence. Miranda was convicted of both counts of rape and kidnapping. He was sentenced to 20-30 years in prison. He tried to appeal to the Supreme Court in
In an amazing display, Orval not only remembers the incident, but how much he had to pay the taxi driver. Jerry then questions his dad on whether he remembers the infamous night at the end of his senior in high school when the police came to the house about 2:00 in the morning. Jerry was taken to the police station for questioning about several acts of minor vandalism which included lifting a man’s Volkswagen Beetle onto his front porch. Jerry comments how he has always been surprised that Orval never got angry or punished him for it.
As we cruised around the community, he pointed out countless minor traffic violations, both moving and non-moving, but opted not to make any stops. At this point he stated his main concern was to spot any impaired drivers and get them off the road. Eventually, as we came up behind an older civic (the Civic had a broken brake light) on Centreville Road, the officer stated that he detected the scent of marijuana coming from the Civic. The driver of the Civic noticed Crutchman’s police cruiser behind him and dropped his speed to 5 mph under the posted limit. Officer Crutchman began tailing the vehicle which immediately turned off on the next available road. We proceeded to follow the Civic for a couple of miles. I could tell that Officer Crutchman wanted to make the stop, and I inquired why he hadn’t done so already on account of the Civic’s faulty brake light. He responded that he is cautious about making such stops because he does not want a “new law named after him” on account of the controversy surrounding pretextual stops. It is possible that this careful attitude has developed as a result of the rising public outcry against police and
Fransisco and Gabriel said why but they heard gunshots right after and the shots were aimed at the man that yelled and right after that they see to men walk out with guns Fransisco and Gabriel ran as fast as they could to get out of that alley but right as they got out of the alley one more bullet was shot and it hit Fransisco right in the shoulder he fell to the ground you could here the police sirens in the background as I saw. Fransisco just laying there it looked like he
Although so much is going on and the plot is anything but calm she demonstrates it as. “Silence is discipline. Even while being provoked, lied to, and lied on, insulted and maligned. (Souljah) When the officer read midnight his Miranda rights Midnight then wonders why individuals do not actually stay silent when red that, so he does so and actually stays silent.
...d shots and Alan’s hand had gotten hit. The boys were back inside and the police called and told them that Doctor Curt had arrived. Doctor Curt spoke to the boys and told them that the first shot had been an accident; and that he had read the paper and it looked fine, so they could come out. The kids all walked out, they dropped their guns and were handcuffed, except for Zach who went to his mother and got his medication.