Kentucky Court Of Appeals No.2011-CA-000187 (On appeal Jefferson Circuit Court, No.2011-CR-000187) Justin Meyers V. Commonwealth Of Kentucky Brief of Appellant, Justin Meyers Brittney H. Moran Moran Law Office 920 Samuel Street, Suite10210 Louisville, Kentucky 40204 Certificate of Service Undersigned certifies that the copy of this Brief of Appellant has been served by first class mail, on Sherry D. Hall, Counsel for the commonwealth Of Kentucky at 600 Market Street, Suite 1002 and
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court cases are relatively straightforward. However, due to the wide nature of potential situations, cases often appear that ask fundamental and difficult questions about the nature of legal principles. One famous case that comes to mind is the Miranda v. Arizona, which reached the Supreme Court in 1966. Police investigations varied between departments throughout the United States. Some procedures which some became labeled coercive began to be observed, in some urban centers. Police officers want to
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self-incrimination. Next let me briefly explain the Miranda v. Arizona case. In 1963, Ernesto Miranda was arrested for kidnapping and rape. After several hours of being interrogated, Miranda finally confessed and agreed to sign a written statement that included a typed disclaimer stating he had full acknowledgement of his legal rights to include understanding that any statements can be used against him and that he voluntarily waived his rights. In actuality, Miranda did not have an attorney present during
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966) In 1963 Ernesto Miranda was arrested and charged with rape, kidnapping, and robbery (Landmark Cases). After being arrested, Miranda was interrogated for hours where Miranda allegedly confessed to the crimes. He then stood trial were this confession being the only evidence from the prosecution and he was convicted and sentenced to 20 to 30 years in prison. Ernesto Miranda never finished the ninth grade, had a history of mental problems and received no counsel during the
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Supreme Court. The case Miranda v. Arizona was argued February 28, March 1st, and 2nd 1966 the decision was June 13th, 1966. The vote was 5 to 4 in favor of Miranda v. Arizona. Q. Where did this case originate? Mr. Justice Clark Miranda v. Arizona originated in Phoenix Arizona, when Ernesto Miranda an immigrant was arrested for kidnapping and rape, he was taken into custody and question for two hours by police until he confessed. What the police did was not inform Mr. Miranda of two rights he is
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ch y Psychology can assist law enforcement by profiling criminal suspects assessing in truthfulness of suspects and evaluating the validity of their confessions. Psychological theory and techniques can be used to improve police officers evaluations of criminal suspects. * Profiling is usually performed at the beginning of criminal investigation when the police need help focusing on certain types of people who might be the suspect * Once a suspect has been identified law enforcement officials
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Rights under the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments vary. Their impact does take on a whole new light when you scope out the criminal proceeding type of jurisdictional stance if it’s looked at from a different scope and a different perspective when carrying on in the action of law. The Fourth Amendment for police officers has an impact on the everyday working person as they are commuting on highways and are subject to traffic stops for violation of codes. Police officers are given the legal authority
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This legal study will examine the meaning of voluntariness for the rule of confessions under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The premise of voluntariness for confessions defines the right of individuals to not be coerced into giving a statement that may incriminate them after being arrested and/or being interrogated by the police. In the framework of Canadian case law, it is important to understand the necessity of an “operating mind” as the foundation of a voluntary confession, which
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Patty Hearst had not been seen in months when, in February of 1974, surveillance videos of her and the group that kidnapped her surfaced showing them committing two armed robberies (FBI). A terrorist group kidnapped and ransomed her earlier that year; though, no one could find Hearst until months after the videos surfaced (FBI). After being found, Authorities put Hearst on trial for the crimes she had committed while kidnapped. Hearst’s case brought up many questions on how to proceed, to prosecute
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After an extensive twelve day of investigation, Miranda was eventually caught and was taken into custody for questioning. In the interrogation, he was told he had been identified in a lineup (which turned out to be false) and that he couldn’t leave until a confession was made. Miranda signed his confession with a statement that was already preprinted which indicated he knew his constitutional rights and was voluntarily confessing. Miranda was charged with rape and kidnapping in the first degree
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