Con law

Question 1

Entrapment

Answer 1

Forbids police from implanting criminal ideas in innocent minds and brings about offenses that otherwise would never have been perpetrated

Question 2

Composite sketches

Answer 2

Based on witness description
Can be beneficial, but should NOT be used as stand-alone evidence or as sole source of PC

Question 3

Field views

Answer 3

Police arrange for a witness to observe a group of individuals in public place. Police have more latitude with this procedure than a show up b/c it is viewed as the equivalent of a non-suggestive line up

No time constraint
RS unnecessary (suspect not detained)
Equivalent to line up

Question 4

Show ups/Bring backs

Answer 4

RS is the minimum amount of information officer must have in order to detain a suspect for a show up

• Get a detailed description of the suspect from witness
• Read witness instructions (best practice from a card)
  -Bring witness to suspect is possible
• Keep witness separated
• Multiple suspects and/or multiple witnesses- view separately

Question 5

Four steps for proper identification procedure

Answer 5

• Get a detailed description of the suspect from each witness prior to identification procedure
• Read pre-selection instructions to each witness from card
• Perform fair identification procedure
• Document what you did

Question 6

_____ hours for show up/bring back after the commission of the crime

Answer 6

2 hours

Question 7

Noncorpeal identification

Answer 7

Involved a witness viewing a representation of the suspect

Never need counsel

Question 8

Corporeal identification

Answer 8

Involves a live witness viewing the suspect in person


Question 9

Identification procedures

Answer 9

Procedures which officers use to identify an offender must satisfy two constitutional requirements

• Right to council (after arraignment or indictment)
• Fundamental fairness (avoid an identification that is “unnecessarily suggestive “)

Question 10

Confrontation clause

Answer 10

Have the right to confront the witness against you

Question 11

Sixth amendment

Answer 11

• Guarantees right, a counsel and speedy trial
• Right to council attaches automatically after arraignment and indictment from a grand jury
• Offense specific
• Police question about unrelated crimes - - Custody not a consideration