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Tag: Fifth Amendment
Patrol
Judge Rules Porter Must Testify in Trial of Other Baltimore Officers Charged in Freddie Gray Case
Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams denied a motion by Officer William Porter's attorneys to quash a subpoena for him to appear at the trial of fellow Officer Caesar Goodson trial, the second of six Baltimore police officers to face trial in the death of Freddie Gray.
January 7, 2016
Patrol
When Silence is Golden
Whenever you see or hear a suspect doing or saying something an innocent person would not, your observations should go into your reports. The suspect's selective silence can sometimes indicate a consciousness of guilt.
September 1, 2013
Patrol
50 Years After Miranda
Officers on the job before 1966 knew that the right to remain silent was guaranteed by the Constitution, but no officer from that era ever thought it was his job to remind offenders of their rights. That changed with the arrest of Ernesto Miranda in March 1963 and the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that followed.
May 20, 2013
Patrol
The Miranda Arrest: 50 Years Later
In March of 1963, Phoenix Police Officer Carroll Cooley arrested Ernesto Miranda. Fifty years later, Miranda warnings are as much a part of policing today as a set of handcuffs.
March 12, 2013
Patrol
U.S. Supreme Court Considers Death for Sheriff's Killer
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether a Kansas man's Fifth Amendment self-incrimination rights were violated when medical testimony was used to convict him of killing a sheriff.
February 24, 2013
Patrol
Suspect-Initiated Interrogation
Once a custodial suspect has been given Miranda warnings and has acknowledged his understanding, he might waive his rights and submit to questioning, or he might invoke—either by indicating that he doesn't want to talk, or by requesting counsel.
January 8, 2013
Patrol
Suggestive Eyewitness ID
Identifying the perpetrator and clearing innocent suspects are crucial goals of every criminal investigation, and both depend on the use of reliable evidence. The Supreme Court has applied a constitutional due process test to the admissibility of testimony about an eyewitness's pretrial ID.
May 8, 2012
Patrol
Miranda: When Custody Isn't "Custody"
Of the 55 subsequent Supreme Court opinions on Miranda issues, 14 have involved attempts to clarify the meaning of "custody," and in 12 of those 14, the Supreme Court reversed the decisions of state and federal appellate courts, which got it wrong.
April 3, 2012
Patrol
Miranda Warning Issues
Miranda
warnings are triggered by a simple formula: Custody + Interrogation = The requirement for
Miranda
warnings. A motorist is not in "custody" for
Miranda
purposes when he or she is detained for an ordinary traffic stop.
May 10, 2010
Patrol
How It All Began:
Miranda v. Arizona
The genesis of the Miranda warnings can be traced to March 13, 1963, when Ernesto Arturo Miranda was arrested by officers of the Phoenix Police Department for stealing $4 from a bank worker and for the kidnap and rape of another woman.
May 10, 2010
Patrol
Preserving and Disclosing Evidence
Most law enforcement officers are familiar with the term “Brady error.” But what exactly does the Brady rule cover, and what obligation does it impose on police? Under the Brady line of cases, when must officers preserve evidence, and what must be revealed to the prosecutor? These questions have been answered in a series of opinions from the U.S. Supreme Court.
November 30, 2006
Patrol
Right to Counsel
Law enforcement officers are quite familiar with the court-created "right" to counsel established by the
Miranda
opinion, to protect the Fifth Amendment trial privilege against compelled self-incrimination. But it applies only during police custodial interrogation.
January 31, 2006
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