Case Laws
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1. match - most favorable term in a crime lab report of a comparison analysis of evidence submitted by police investigator

2. 1. Searching the Crime Scene 2. Collecting and Preserving Evidence found at the scene 3. Locating and Interviewing available witnesses at the scene

3. Caution

4. Search and Seizure | Facts: Miss Dolly Mapp was convicted of possession of lewd and lascivious books, pictures, and photographs. At her trial, evidence seized during a forcible search of her home without a warrant was admitted into evidence and was the primary evidence leading to her conviction. | Issue: Can evidence seized during an illegal search be admitted as evidence to convict a defendant? | Decision: No evidence seized illegally may be admitted as evidence in any case. It must be excluded as evidence in any state or federal court. The exclusionary sanction is to deter the police from unlawful acts and to preserve the integrity of the court.

5. Rochin v. California, 342 U.S. 165 (1952)

6. Chimel v. California 395 U.S. 752 (1969)

7. Final

8. examples would be fingerprints on a fragment of glass to blood and fibers on weapons

9. Examination

10. Photographs

11. When the crime scene is divided into segments and each zone or sector is searched as a unit.

12. known standard of Evidence (its collected from a known source)

13. Protect the crime scene - (ie., use crime scene tape, guards at perimeter)

14. Search and Seizure | Facts: James F. Gustafson was convicted for unlawful possession of marijuana. The state introduced into evidence several marijuana cigarettes found idriving an a box in his coat pocket when a municipal police officer conducted a full body search of Gustafson after a lawful arrest for driving an automobile without having his driver's license in his possession. | Issue: Was the scope of this search connected with a lawful traffic arrest reasonable? | Decision: The scope of the search was reasonable under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution.

15. 1. name and address of the agency 2. crime classification of the case by type and grade of offense 3. case number of the agency 4. copy of the offense report, the report of the preliminary investigation, or a brief history of the case 5. list of evidence, consecutively numbered by item, with brief description of each item and a notation as to (a) when and where it was found, (b) whether the item is known standard of comparison (c) whether any change has taken place in the evidence either through accidental mishandling or because a sample is being submitted rather than the full amount of evidence collected 6. list of suggested scientific examinations 7. brief statement of the problems in the case 8. name and address of the investigator to whom the exhibits should be returned upon completion of examination

16. rush, significance,

17. Fact

18. determine the truth as far as it can be discovered in any inquiry

19. Lego v. Toomey, 404 U.S. 477 (1972)

20. Search and Seizure | Facts: In a U.S. district court, Charles Katz was convicted of transmitting wagering information by telephone. At his trial, the prosecution was permitted to introduce evidence of Katz's portion of telephone conversations, despite defense counsel's objection. Federal Bureau of Investigation agents had attached an electronic eavesdropping and recording device to the outside of the public telephone booth Katz used. | Issue: Was the evidence obtained through a legal surveillance (electronic eavesdropping)? | Decision: Admitting such evidence was a reversible error, in view of the lack of prior judicial authorization (search warrant)

21. First, Sergeant

22. evidence, foremost

23. identifying, evaluating, natural

24. search of an outdoor area that is plotted like a football field. search starts at a sideline and moves across the field to the other sideline. searchers work back and forth across the field until the entire area is searched

25. Interrogation | Facts: Ernest A. Miranda was arrested by police for kidnapping and rape and taken to an interrogation room in a police building. In response to police questioning, Miranda signed a confession containing a typed paragraph stating that the confession was made voluntarily with full knowledge of his legal rights and with the that any statement he made therein might be used against him. This confession was admitted into evidence at his trial on kidnapping and rape charges, and Miranda was convicted as charged. | Issue: Were Miranda's constitutional rights to counsel and against self-incrimination violated? | Decision: In the absence of an intelligent waiver of the constitutional rights involved, confessions and other statements obtained by custodial police interrogation are inadmissible as evidence, when the suspect (as Miranda) was not informed of his right to counsel, or of his right to be silent, or of the possible use of his statements as evidence against him.