Crime Flashcards
CL Theft/ Larceny
Trespassory Asportation of personal, tangible property in another’s possession with intent to permanently deprive person of the property.
Modern Criminal Codes: extend Larceny offenses
beyond personal, tangible property to include intangible property and services provided by victim.
Money is property covered by modern theft sstatutes;
+ Adam intended to steal the money,
intent requirement is satisfied for larceny
= Adam is guilty of theft.
Person takes property another has accidentally lost
+ intends to maintain control over it and not return it
== Person is guilty of larceny.
Finder’s keeper
is not always true
If Adam was aware that Diana dropped it and had sufficient information to locate hers and return it:
When it took the cash and spent it; he committed larceny.
If Adam had no identification on whose wallet is:
no larceny.
If person finds stranger’s property
+ no person to believe owner can be located then,
== Person not guilty of larceny.
Person didn’t intend to permanently deprive owner of the property when he initially exercised control
not larceny.
If Adam tried to return it to the stranger, but the stranger has gone, then,
Adam spent the money inside–> not larceny.
Larceny by trick
person makes falsehold or misrepresentation to property owner to gain possession of property with intent to permanently deprive owner of it.
Person makes falsehood or misrepresentation to property owner to gain possession of property with intent to permanently deprive owner of it.
The fact that the owner voluntarily gave the property doesn’t prevent the larceny by trick.
Embezzlement
fraudulent conversion of another’s property by person who then lawfully possesses the property.
Embezzlement
defendant had lawful possession of the property at time of conversion
Larceny
defendant didn’t have lawful poessession at time of conversion.
False pretenses
Person obtains title to property belonging to another through knowing misrepresentation of material fact with intent to defraud.
Defraud
The person knows it false
+ causes the person pass the title.
Larceny by trick
voluntary transfer of possession of property from owner to thief.
False pretenses
Original owner’s voluntary transfer of title to thief.
Adam committed guilty of false pretenses because
he obtained title from Edwards’ motorcycle through is representation that his title is materially valid.
Receipt of stolen property
person knowlingly receives stolen property with intent to permanently deprive the owner of the property.
It doesn’t matter if the customer paid money
for the stolen property.
Robbery
Larceny
+ the Taking of the Property from the person or in the presence of another.
Adam took money from Bob and Clarice with intent to permanently deprive them of it
Larceny
+ you did so by intimidation
= Robbery
Intimidation
Would a reasonable person in the victim’s position have believed she would be subject to imminent bodily injury if she did not relinquish the property?
Skimask & lefthand in a jacket.
A reasonable person would believe Adam had a firearm and would shoot if the teller failed to hand over the money.
- Explicit threat is not required.
Lesser included offense
offense with all elements completely subsumed within elements of greater offense.
CL Burglary
Unlawful breaking and entering of another person’s dwelling at night with intent to commit felony.
Burglary today
-may occur day or night.
-defendant’s intent to commit any crime is sufficient.
- can be committed in dwelling or any other building, (e.g., bank).
Burglary:
unprivileged entry is sufficient.
- opening an unlocked door without permission.
CL: Burglary: Breaking could be constructive
obtaining entry through use of force or fraud.
Burglary
perpetrator makes unprivileged entry into another’s home or other building with intent to commit crime inside, even if he fails to consummate other offense once inside.
Criminal trespass
persons unprivileged entry or remaining in another’s home or other building.
Burglary
at time of unlawful entry or initial decision to remain in home or building, perpetrator had intent to commit another crime inside.
Bulgrary
- Breaking
- Entering,
- Dwelling,
- Of another
- At night time or day
- With the intent to commit a felony within.
Some jurisdictions
-Battery
nonconsensual, intentional physical contact with another person causing bodily injury.
- Spitting does not qualify.
Other jurisdiction
- Battery
Nonconsensual, intentional physical contact with another person
- Spitting ok
- Offensive touching.
Threatened battery
A defendant must specifically intend to place another person in reasonable apprehension of an imminent battery.
Reasonable apprehension (in battery)
How would a reasonable person in the victim’s circumstances perceive the defendant’s threat.
Rape
- A defendant must use force or threatened force extrinsic to the sex act.
- Victim must actively resist by words or conduct.
Kidnapping
intentional, nonconsensual, and unlawful taking and movement (asportation), even if only a short distance, or confinement of another person.
Some additional elements required:
A defendant must have held the victim for a specified unlawful purpose including;
- 1. Ransom or as hostage,
2. Facilitated commission of any felony or flight thereafter.
3. Inflicted bodily injury on or terrorized victim or another,
4. Interfered with performance of government function.
Other states:
While not requiring such a purpose, some other aggravating factor is required, such as exposing the victim to a risk of physical injury.
Adam did intentionally and nonconsensually transported Bob.
None of the aggravating factors or illicit purposes required under Modern Kidnapping statutes appear.
Adam is guilty of unlawful restrain, or false imprisonment, but not kidnapping.
MPC kidnapping:
- Move the victim substantial distance.
- Confine the victim a substantial period of time.
Kidnapping
transporting a motherfucker under threat of force.
CL: Arson
the malicious burning of another person’s dwelling.
Malice
Defendant acted at least knowlingly or recklessly, as opposed to merely negligently.
- Manifests a reckless disregard of the high risk of fire and or explosion.
Burning:
A structure must be charred.
Many Jur: Burning
can include lesser harms, including smoke damage.
Arson
Malice: intent or with reckless disregard
- outside + inside burning.
- another person living there.
- the person does not actually have to be there at the same time.
- At least 2 people living there.
- It is not arson if you burn a car.
- but it is arson if you burn a mobile home, because ppl can live there.
Arson -> change (Goat)
it has to be just a structure.
- doesn’t have to be dwelling.
- if you burn your own building yes. and you are the only one that lives there. (insurance scammers).
- if you accidently burned, and do not put it out: because you want the building to burn: arson.
Actual possession
Dominion and control over an item of contraband.
- Having control for a long enough time to actually terminate possession.
Constructive possession
Defendant knows he has right to exercise dominion and control over item located somewhere else but doesn’t relinquish right.
- 마약 위치, 키 등.
- when the drug is not in your actual possession, but it is close enough for you to exercise control over it.
- they need to prove that you were aware of the item’s existence or took steps to avoid knowing about it.
Constructive possession
Prosecutors must establish both knowledge + control.
- you knew about the drugs in the trunk of your car
+ & you could control them.
–> Then, they can argue you had possession even if you were not physically touching or holding them.
- Just being near the drug is not enough for constructive possession, you need knowledge.
Most Jur: Principal:
Directly commits a crime.
Most Jur. Accomplice
Aids or abets through encouragement or assistance before, during, or in principals’ flight from committing offense.
Accomplice
Criminally liable for any additional crime committed by a principal during the offense if the crime was both;
Accomplice: Criminally liable:
- Natural Probable consequence of primary crime (아마 Foreseeability라고 한 것같음)
- Committed in furtherance of primary crime.
Accomplice
Merely being present and associating with perpetrator when perpetrator commits offense is not ACCOMPLICE.
To qualify as Accomplice:
A Person must intend to adi or abet perpetrator in some manner.
Person merely present when perpetrator commits offense generally not obligated to
- Prevent perpetrator from committing offense;
- Report perpetrator to authorities after he commits offense.
Most jurisdiction: A parent or guardian
has a duty to prevent the minor’s commission of a crime if able to do so.
Accomplice
intends to aid or abet principal so offense will succeed.
Accomplice
knowlingly provides assistance but doesn’t intend for perpetrator to succeed.
Dorothy: (pistol shop clerk) accomplice? YES.
- She knew he would likely use pistol for robbery.
- Charged inflated price.
- Asked for more business from his gang.
—> Intended to aid or abet robbery.
- Asked for more business from his gang.
Accessory After the Fact
Person who, after crime’s been committed, offers assistance to principal with intent to keep principal from being detected or apprehended.
Mens Rea for an accomplice to Reckless or Negligent Crime
- Some jur: Defendant can’t be liable.
- Other Jur & Model Penal Code:
–> Defendant can be liable if defendant acted with reckless or negligent.
A person who offered assistance immediate flight from the scene of the crime
+ knew in advance that the person will commit a crime.
Accomplice.
Inchoate Offense
Committed in anticipation of, or in preparation for, a target offense.
Target offense
need not to be completed to make defendant guilty.
Attempt
beyond mere preparation.
MPC: Attempt
Substantial Step test, Dangerous Proximity Test
MPC attempt: Substantial Step test:
To be guilty, D must have taken substantial step toward completing target offense.
- 1. Searching for or following the contemplated victim,
- 2. Reconnoiter (정찰하다 답사하다) the place contemplated for the commission of the target crime.
-3 . Possessing materials or instrumentalities to be employed.
Dangerous Proximity test
Criminal Liability for attempt arises if the defendant came dangerously close to committing the target offense.
Adam committed attempted robbery (새벽 7시에 돈 뽑던 밥에게 접근: 잠복 경찰에게 잡힘)
- He took a substantial step to buy a pistol.
- He was dangerously close to him.
Abandonment or renunciation defense
A defendant completely and voluntarily abandoned the attempt before consummating the target offense.
Abandonment not Voluntary IF:
- Unexpected difficulties,
- Fear of detection,
- Waiting for a better opportunity.
Legal impossibility
A defendant wrongfuly believed that he was attempting to commit a crime when the purported target offense was ntoan actual crime.
Factual impossibility
A defendant attempted to commit an actual crime, but some factual circumstance rendered the commission of the crime impossible to consummate.
Solicitation
- Defendant’s request of another person to commit an offense or adi and abet the defendant in committing that offense.
- Defendant’s intent that the offense actually be committed.
- The other party says, “I can’t, I am mortally afraid of guns.” 이런 거 상관 없음.
Most jur.: dont’ recognize renunciation as a defense to solicitation.
MPC: permits the defense if the defendant persuades the solicited party not to commit the target offense or otherwise prevents its commission under circumstances demonstrating complete and voluntary renunciation.
Difference between solicitation and attempt:
Solicitation: just request. That another person commit a crime.
Difference between solicitation and attempt
Attempt: request that another person commit a crime
+ some other act: e.g., payment of soliciting party.
is substantial step:
–> Attempt.
Double jeopardy clause
Defendant can be convicted of both conspiracy and the target offense. because their elements differ.
Conspiracy
merge into the completed offense
Conspiracy
Doesn’t merge into the completed offense.
- MERGE with solicitation of the target offense.
Conspiracy:
Agreement between 2 or more people to commit a crime.
Conspiratorial liability
-Doesn’t require conspirators to commit target crime.
- Doesn’t require conspirators to take a substantial step.
Conspiracy: 2 people merely agree to commit offense is NOT conspiracy.
Conspiracy: 2 people agree to commit an offense & at least does OVERT ACT.
Overt Act
Some conduct in furtherance of the conspiratorial plan
To join a conspiracy:
-Person must intend to join. (joke안 됨)
- Must intend for conspiracy to achieve criminal objective.
Bilateral Conspiracy Rule
Can’t be guilty of conspiracy unless he had meeting of minds with at least one other guilty person concerning conspiratorial objective.
- Adam would not be guilty (w/ Undercover cob)
Unilateral Conspiracy Rule
Person who honestly believes he is agreeing with another to commit a crime is guilty of conspiracy even if other person never intended to join.
- Adam would be guilty (w/ undercover cob)
Adam이 한 짓: 지 혼자 크리스 털고 죽임.+ 죽이기 전에 망봄 (Overt act of conspiracy: surveiling)
Bob이 한 짓: 처음에 한다고 했다가 안 한다고 했음.
Bob: 다 뒤집어 씀 (Robbery+ Murder+ Conspiracy)
- Any member of a conspiracy is guilty of any crime committed in furtherance of it, if the crime is reasonably foreseeable.
natural consequence of armed robbey;
the reasonable person can foresee that murder can happen.
To withdraw from conspiracy; conspirator must
- Explicitly notify all other members of the conspiracy of withdrawal; or;
- engage in some affirmative act effectively communicating unequivocal withdrawal.
Effective withdrawal:
- doesn’t cut off liability for conspiracy.
- Cuts off liability for crimes committed in furtherance of conspiracy, if after withdrawal.
If Bob effectively communicated with Adam about withdrawal (robbery and murder)
Bob is only discharged from Conspiracy; not robbery and murder.
Many jur: to prevent conviction of conspiracy he joined, a conspirator must
Renounce conspiracy.
Renunciation:
requires conspirator to thwart conspiracy’s success before target offense occurs.
- telling 911.
If Bob tells Police Before Adam commit a robbery, then,
Bob has affirmative defense to conspiracy charge.
CL: if Adam (murderer) acquitted, Can still Bob convicted?
NO.
Acquittal of all other coconspirators:
- Remaining conspirator can’t be convicted.
Most jur: inability to convict a coconspirator due to a personal defense (immunity, incapacity: 외교관이다 등등).
Doesn’t preclude conviction of other coconspirator.
Did an officer, official, or private person acting on the official’s behalf engage in Search, Seizure, or Arrest within the meaning of the 4th?
YES. Then, 4th.
No, 4th doesn’t apply.
If 4th appky so, Warrant, legally required?
If the officer violated 4th, does it require exclusion of the evidence?
4th Search
Officer’s actions must implicate protected privacy or property interests for one or more
Officer’s actions must implicate protected privacy or property interest for one or more
- The person’s body, including words spoken
- Home, including temporary residences,
- Papers,
- Effects (Personal property)
Intrusive: Warrant필요
Intrusive GPS on the suspect’s car;
Based on the cellphone location records that reveal a suspect’s movement.
Smith’s barn: open field. police
OK without warrant.
Real property 4th
Protects home itself and immediate area around it (curtilage).
Police looking inside the Smith Barn does not
implicate privacy interest of Smith.
4th Reasonable expectation of privacy
+ Society deems worthy of protection.
- Subjective (Smith does not expect)
스미스는 없다. 창문이 다 열려 있어서 안에 마약 다 보인다.
- Plain View.
- Vantage Point.
Key considerations for Expectation of Privacy: What steps did a person take to protect an otherwise private area from public view?
S. Ct.: Open fields, individuals lack a reasonable expectation of privacy.
No reasonable expectation of privacy in abandoned items
Meth in trash: no warranty needed.
- Exception: police cause individual to abandon item through unconstitutional conduct.
Hightech, thermo tech to detect Meth grow in a house:
S. Ct. Unconstitutional Search because it is uncommon technology
Use of Common technology
됨. Using binocular to see the open window from a street corner is not an unconstitutional search.
Slightest movement of item that they are not allowed to see in a plain view
(unconstitutional) Search.
If officer has Probable Cause for evidence inside the working Car (RV)
The officer Mary may seize and search anywhere evidence could be located in. WITHOUT WARRANT.
Automobile Exception
Applies to fully functional RVs that are capable of driving away.
Warrantless search of RV is
constitutional
If RV was inside the curtilage
Officer Mary needs Warrant to search inside RV.
Automobile exception
only applies to automobiles on public roads or in other places, such as open fields.
If RV became camping car with the laundry hanging
Officer Mary needs search warrant.
Automobile Search Incident to Arrest
Officers are permitted, after a lawful arrest, to search a car without a warrant, even with no basis to believe any incriminating evidence would be found.
Automobile Search Incident to Arrest
Officers are permitted, after a lawful arrest, to search a car without a warrant, even with no basis to believe any incriminating evidence would be found.
Search incident to arrest 목적:
The suspect destroy the evidence, or doesn’t protect police officer and other’s safety.
But the officer may not engage in search in the passenger’s compartment
if the suspect was in the police ar and handcuffed in the car; because he doesn’t threat the officer nor destory the evidence.
This exception
officers arrest driver for a felony or misdemeanor, including traffice offence
If officers have probable cause to arrest but
choose to issue citation, then, this exception doesn’t apply
Exception, officer tows the car away and the suspect is in custody
Before the car is towed, officers may search the arrestee’s car as part of an inventory search of the arrestee’s personal property.
Constitutional Inventory Search
Conducted pursuant to a preexisting policy of the relevant law enforcement agency –> OK.
Constitutional inventory search
occurs on an ad hoc basis rather than based on the established policy
–> Incriminating evidence suppressed under 4th.
Plain View Exception
Officers may seize incriminating evidence without a warrant if:
- It’s in plain view from a lawful vantage point.
- It’s incriminaing nature is immediately apparent.
–> The warrant is for guns, but I saw a suitcase full of drugs under the couch:
—> If it is plain view, no warrant needed.
Exigent Circumstances Exception
Officers can enter a home without a warrant if they:
- Are in hot pursuit of fleeing felony suspect;
- have reasonable basis to believe that he has entered the home.
Exigent Circumstances Exception
Officers can seize evidence without a warrant if officers reasonably believe that it will be destroyed or removed before a warrant can be obtained.
Exigent Circum Exception
Upon exigency, any incriminating item found is admissible.
Exigent Circumstance Exception
Emergency Aid:
- Officer can enter without warrant
“We got 911 call from this address.I hear someone screaming.”
- Then, any incriminating evidence inside home can be admissible.
Search Incident to Arrest Exception
After an officer lawfully arrests a person, the officer may search:
- 1. Arrestee’s personal property (clothing, backpack) in immediate possession
+ immediate area around arrestee:
WINGSPAN.
No warrant needed.
Search incident to arrest exception
목적: Promotes officer safety and prevents destruction of evidence.
Warrantless Search의 예외:
Digital Data in Phone.
경찰: 음주운전:
-피를 뽑는 것은 안 됨.
- Breathalyzer됨.
Warrantless: Chickswab
Felony 됨.
Protective Sweep
Similar to search incident to arrest.
경찰이 싹 다 털 수 있음.
- If they have reasonable suspicion to believe that human poses threat present.
- 인간이 숨을 정도의 크기는 Search가능.
- 인간이 숨을 수 없는 정도의 공간은 Search불가능.
- 싹 다 털어처먹는 거 같음.
Voluntary consent
Totality of circumstances:
- Characteristics of person who gave consent.
- Whether the officer engaged in improper behavior.
- e.g., Demanding suspect permit warrantless search.
Search pursuant to a warrant:
only valid if search conducted is within scope of warrant.
Consensual search
Valid only if it occurrs within scope of the consent given.
Individual: Actual authority to consent:
If she has a right to mutual use of the property.
Allowed: Roommate can let police search the common areas.
Not allowed: Roommate cannot let police search my bedroom.
Hotel Clerk has no authority
to search the guest’s room.
Individual apparent authority to consent:
police reasonably, but mistakenly, believe individual has actual authority to consent.
Parole, probation exception
Individuals on probation or parole have a diminished expectation of privacy.
Parolees= in state custody.
Police can search without Probable Cause;
4th
An officer may arrest a suspect in public based on a probable cause that the suspect has committed a crime without the need for a warrant.
Arrest or Search Warrant
Generally only required for an officer to enter a suspect’s home and arrest him there.
Search Incident to Arrest Exception
If there is a lawful arrest, an officer may search, without a warrant, the suspect’s person and the immediate vicinity.
If officers have an arrest warrant but not search warrant+ and entered the private home to arrest a suspect;
must have a reasonable basis to believe the suspect is inside the residence before entering.
No reasonable basis:
suppression of any evidence seen inside the home.
Jones had probable cause to arrest Smith & probable cause to search Smith’s car for Meth.
Probable Cause 정의:
A reasonable gound for belief that a suspect committed or is in the process of committing a crime.
Probable Cause
Objective Standard.
- Not subjective belief.
Pretextual Arrest
Upheld. If they are objectively based on probable cause.
Descriptive Information: Smith is making his meth in his RV.
Predictive Information: Smith will drive 10 miles away at lunchtime tomorrow.
He is meeting someone to make meth there.
RS.
Reasonable Suspicion
A particularized and objective basis, supported by specific and articulable facts; for suspecting a person of criminal activity.
Reasonable suspicion
officer may seize the suspect temporarily and ask a limited number of questions.
If probable cause doesn’t exist during terry stop
the police must let the suspect go.
If the probable cause arises after questions,
officer arrest Smith.
Terry Stop
Doesn’t automatically permit an officer to search the suspect.
Searching suspect in a Terry stop
The officer must possess independent reasonable suspicion that the suspect is armed.
Pretextual stops are permissible
Only relevant issue is whether officer has legal grounds for stop.
not subjective.
Jones had reasonable suspicion because the witness said traffic violation.
Search suspect in a Terry stop
- Officer must possess independent reasonable suspicion that the suspect is armed.
- The search must be limited to a pat doen (Terry Frisk)
Exclusionary Rule
Only criminal case, not civil not immigration cases.
Exceptions to Exclusionary Rule
Which have permitted unconstitutionally obtained evidence to be admitted at trials.
Standing
only the person whose constitutional rights were violated may exclude 4th Amendment Violation.
Commercial Visitor
White:
- Visits another’s home solely to conduct a business transaction.
- Like social guests,
no standing to complain about unconstitutional search.
later even if the searched’ item is used against the commercial visitor
–because the commercial visitor had no privacy or property interest in home.
White here,
no standing to move to suppress evidence because he was commercial visitor in lab.
Standing: Automobiles
Automobile: Smith것.
Only Smith has standing to invoke exclusionary rule. Not White.
- Smith drugs and lab evidence won’t be admissible against Smith at trial.
At White’s trial, meth evidence comes in.
White is passenger, no interest in CAR.
White can’t invoke the exclusionary rule.
Although passenger normally lacks standing to challenge a search;
they have standing to challenge an unconstitutional seizure.
Independent Source Exception
Evidence obtained pursuant to a valid warrant can be introduced at trial even if police initially violated the 4th.
If an officer engaged in an unconstitutional warrantless search,
an independent source of probable cause unrelated to that provides a constitutional basis for a warrant.
Although officer unreasonably searched initial, that doesn’t make the later obtaining search warrant.
Independent source for warrant: informant’s purchase of meth.–> justifies independent source exception.
Inevitable Discovery exception
Officers would have inevitably discovered evidence that previously was unconstitutionally searched or seized.
Inevitable Discovery Exception
Doesn’t apply based on unconstitutional search or seizure if a constitutional search or seizure would have occurred but for the earlier search or seizure.
Inevitably,
In forest, the evidence would have found anyway.
Independent source exception
The search that discovered the evidence was legal.
even though a previous, illegal search occurred.
Inevitable Discovery Doctrine
The search that discovered the evidence was illegal, but a legal search would have eventually found the evidence.
Good faith exception
evidence obtained pursuant to a warrant later found to be invalid can be admissible if police reasonably believed warrant to be valid at the time.
Suppression of evidence under the exclusionary rule
shouldn’t occur even if a warrant wasn’t based on probable cause; so long as an objectively reasonable officer could have believed the warrant was valid.
Warrant
relied on an informant’s observation of a meth lab on Smith’s property four months beforehand.
Good faith exception application
A police officer mistakenly relies on an error in a law enforcement computer system stating that a suspect has a pending warrant when in fact the warrant no longer exists.
Because an officer has reasonably relied on a trustworthy source;
the arrest and search incident to arrest don’t provide a basis for suppression of any evidence.
Good faith exception application
Officers engage in a warrantless search or seizure that, although later declared unconstitutional by an intervening appellate; court decision, was consistent with a prior appellate decision in effect at that time.
Davis v. U.S. : Because the officers followed the existing precedent in searching or seizing evidence without a warrant,
a trial court shouldn’t apply the exclusionary rule.
The officers objectively reasonable in relying on sources;
The officers wouldn’t be deterred from violating the 4th because it is deterrence.
Deterrence+ the social cost of suppressing reliable evidence of defendant’s guilt are too great.
The exclusionary rule doesn’t apply in those situations.
Evidence obtained in violation of the Constitution may be introduced to impeach a testifying defendant.
큄비에서 쌔벼서 고대로 넣어 노음.
impeachment evidence exception
Impeachment exception
- Physical evidence obtained in violation of the 4th
- Confessions obtained in violation of a defendant’s Miranda Rights.
The suppressed evidence
has to be directly contradict the testimony
Not testifying in certain cases
Invocation of the privilege may be evidence agains the person invoking it.
Criminal prosecution
Invocation of the privilege not be used as evidence against him.
5th Privilege applies to
-Police officers’ interrogations of criminal defendants.
- Criminal defendants’ decisions not to testify at trials.
- Those called to testify in civil litigation, administrative proceedings, and legislative hearings,
- Only applies to individuals, not artificial entities.
5th Amendment Privilege
The statement must be possibly self incriminating with respect to a present or future criminal case in state or federal court.
Some manner of actual or threatened compulsion from a gov authority
in connection with the statement, e.g., use of physical force, psychological coercion, threat of penalty for not speaking.
5th
Statement Testimonial.
Testimonial statement
Communication about some potentially self incriminating matter.
Non testimonial
not for communication purposes.
- 경찰이 라인업 세워놓고 따라 불러봐라: 그것은 Testimonial하지 않음.
5th Amendment Privilege applies to
- Compelled Speech that’s testimonial in nature.
- Compelled acts, called, acts of production.
The act of production is testimonial and potentially incriminating because
it offers implied testimony that the suspect possessed authentic records.
Immunity from prosecution
- Testimony only immunity
- Derivative Use Immunity
- Transactional Immunity.
Testimony only immunity
Testimony Can’t be used against defendant.
BUT
Evidence derived from testimony can be used.
- Insufficient to remove defendant’s 5th Amendment privilege.
Derivative Use Immunity
-Testimony can’t be used against Defendant.
- Evidence derived from testimony can’t be used.
- Should be given at least for 5th.
Transactional immunity.
- Def can’t be prosecuted for any offense related to testimony.
not required that it has to be given.
Smith: meth dealer.
Mary Jones investigates Smith for murder of former Associate, White (accomplice of Smith)
White’s body was found on the side of the road.
Smith says in ct: “I move to suppress my confession because it was involuntary.” (경찰이 왕따시킨다고 해서 감옥에서 강제로 자백했음)
The courts should suppress Smith’s confession.
Use of force to obtain confession
- Renders confession involuntary and inadmissible under 5th Amendment.
Deliberate lie about evidence
Doesn’t by itself render the suspect’s confession involuntary.
Use of force to get confession e.g.,
- Deprivation of Sleep,
- Interrogating while gunshot wound
–> render a confession involuntary.
Miranda: Custodial Interrogation is
inherently coercive.
The only way to overcome such coercion is:
-To advise a suspect about certain rights and
-To obtain a valid waiver of those rights before proceeding with questioning.
Custody (under Miranda)
- A person was seized within the meaning of the 4th.
- The restraint on the person’s liberty was so significant that it contributed to the risk of coercion.
Traffic stop:
is not Custody in Miranda purposes.
Individuals in Probation, Individuals on Parole
In custody for 4th Amendment purposes.
–> Not Custody in Miranda (5th purposes).
Miranda Custody:
-is judged according to an objective standard.
- not by the subjective beliefs of the officer or suspect.
Howes v. Fields
Merely being incarcerated in connection with one crime doesn’t automatically place the prisoner in Miranda Custody if police officers interview him in connection with an unrelated crime.
Jones threat to move Smith in a smaller room: a more restricted cell and lose your privilege:
Transforms Smith for incarcerations incarcertaion into Miranda Custody.
Suppression (under Miranda)
The suspect confesses while in custody; without 1st being read Miranda warnings.
Suppression
The Confession is in response to interrogation by the officer.
Interrogation
The officer’s words must have been reasonably calculated to obtain an incriminating statement.
There was custodial interrogation
No Mirada warnings were given to Smith before he confessed:
His confession is inadmissible under Miranda.
Miranda
Defendant doesn’t believe he is being interrogated by police officer
We have a warrant for your arrest
The conversation was not directed to smith
Rhode Island v. Innis
the fact that Smith responded to their words in an incriminating manner doesn’t mean that the officer’s words qualified as an interrogation under Miranda.
Component of Miranda Warnings
“you have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.”
Component of Miranda Warnings
“you have the right to an attorney.”
Component of Miranda Warnings
“If you cannot afford an attorney one will be provided for you.”
S ct. has allowed for “substantial compliance” with Miranda
The warnings were constitutionally sufficient.
Florida v. Powell
Additional advertisement adequately conveyed that the suspect could invoke the right to silence during questioning.
Miranda Waiver
Knowling, Intelligent, and Voluntary
Implicit Waiver
A suspect is advised of his Miranda rights, sufficiently understands them, and then confesses.
“Maybe I need an attorney.”
A suspect given Miranda warnings must unambiguously invoke his right to silence or right to counsel for an officer to be prohibited from continuing interrogation.
“Maybe I need a lawyer”
Valid, implicit waiver.–> so police can ask qs.
If a suspect unambiguously invokes his Miranda Right to Counsel,
any confession thereafter given in response to custodial interrogation is inadmissible.
Invocation of the right to counsel
Forever prohibits further interrogation so long as the suspect remains in custody.
Invocation of the right to silence
Doesn’t prevent interrogation after significant break 14 even if suspect remains in custody.
Confession: Admissible
If given after significant break (14 days) following original interrogation and defendant waives Miranda rights.
Confession- Inadmissible
If defendant unambiguously invokes right to counsel and interrogation continues.
ReMiranda “I waive my Miranda Rights.”
-1. Any waiver invalid without counsel present.
-2. If defendant is released for at least 14 days then back in custody.
3. The def’s earlier invocation of right to counsel.
4. Doesnt’ prevent new interrogation.
Maryland v. Shatzer
So long as a def properly waived his Miranda rights, a confession given during such as renewed interrogation is admissible.
Ct: Should suppress Smith’s confession but
Ct: Shouldn’t suppress weapon and testimony.
4th Amendment Exclusionary Rule
requires suppression of evidentiary fruits derived from unconstitutional search or seizure.
Miranda’s Exclusionary Rule
only a confession obtained in violation o fMiranda should be suppressed. Not fruits.
Miranda 2 Step Process (또 배껴 삽입된 부분)
- Officers interrogate suspect without providing Miranda and get inadmissible confession.
Then - They read again obtain 2nd confession. Admissible?
Siebert factor: Plurailty Oponion
2nd confession inadmissible unless Miranda warnings reasonably conveyed that he was free to stop taling not a foregone conclusion after a suspect had already confessed once.
Seibert factor: Concurring opinion
did the police deliberately use the Miranda 2 step to get confession?
Was the initial pre miranda questioning merely an inadvertent mistake.
Right to Counsel
only applies to critical stages of the prosecution
Right to counsel
most events in a criminal case after a defendant has been charged.
Critical stages
Most post charging events are critical stages (pretrial suppression hearing, trial, sentencing.)
6th: Arraignment at Critical Stage?
- No.
- Arraignment: perfunctory hearing where defendant informed of charges, not-guilty plea entered.
6th Arraignment at Critical Stage?
Yes. Critical stage.
- Defenses or objections must be made or else they will be waived.
Precharge lineup:
pretrial identification: no need lawyer because no charge.
After charge:
a def must be brought to court and be advised of the complaint by a judge before the 6thAmend right to counsel protects the def.
If lineup was after Smith appeared in court, or after charge,
Both lineup and Smith questioning were critical stages that occurred after Smith was charged.
-6th prohibits an officer or agent of the police such as a confidential informant, from deliberately eliciting an incriminating statement after a def has been charged.
5th Miranda right to counsel
Requires custodial interrogation.
6th Right to counsel
Protects a def who’s been released on bond or otherwise is not in custody.
- Offense specific: charged crime 1,
Uncharged crime 2: confession can’t be suppressed.
Gideon v. Wainwright
A criminal def cahrged with a felony offense instate or fed court is constitutionally entitled to an appointed defense attorney if the def can’t afford to retain an attorney.
Misdemeanors
a def is entitled to court appointed counsel only if a court imposes at least one day of an actual or suspended sentence of incarceration.
If the court declines to appoint counsel for an indigent defendant for a misdemeanor offense;
no jail sentence can be imposed.
Ineffective assistance of counsel
the lawyer 1 was deficient in failing to investigate whether the drug was actually illegal.
+ that deficiency prejudiced Smith because there is a reasonable probability that but for deficiency; result would be different.
Ineffective assistance of counsel
Outcome 2: Witness testimony supports, “no illegal meth”
Smith’s conviction should be vacated on grounds that his original lawyer provided ineffective assiatance of counsel.
6th Effective assistance of counsel
- Attorney performs deficiently: reasonable competence;
- Deficiency prejudices the defendant.
Bright line:
- Attorney must advise clients who are not citizens about the potential immigration consequences of taking a guilty plea.
- Capital case: an attorney must seek out potentially mitigating evidence that might cause a jury to deliver a sentence other than death.
- Attorneys must inform clients of formal plea offers.
Double Jeopardy Clause
prevent successive criminal prosecutions or multiple criminal punishments for the same offense.
Successive prosecution
Collateral Estoppel
Successive prosecutions
Trying a defendant multiple times for the same offense.
Jury bias City A by local newspaper
Ct did not agree that Smith can get a fair trial in that city, and declared mistrial.
In city B,”I move to dismiss the indictment under Double Jeopardy Clause.” 안됨.
Jeopardy attaches only when the petty jury sworn in.
Attachment of jeopardy
Def is protected by the Double Jeopardy Clause.
Smith was never in jeopardy
because jury was not sworn in.
Bench trial without a jury
Attachment of Jeopardy:
-1. First witness sworn in.
- 2. Court accepts first item of evidence.
When Smith say, “I plead guilty” then,
the court unconditionally accepts, “Your plea is accepted,” then, jeopardy attaches.
Retrial constitute double jeopardy?
depends
If mistrial was declared on prosecutor’s requests; a mistrial is declared after jeopardy has attached;
Did manifest necessity exist for the mistrial?
Did manifest necessity exist for the mistrial?
YES.
– Retrial isn’t barred under the Double Jeopardy Clause.
Did manifest necessity exist for the mistrial?
No.
If def successfully moves for a mistrial
Manifest necessity exists only if the prosecutor, through misconduct, intentionally goaded the def to move for a mistrial.
–> Double jeopardy attached.
If prosecutor successfully moves for a mistrial
–> manifest necessity exists?
- if the basis was misconduct by a def or defense counsel, a manifest necessity existed.
If the prosecutor moves for a mistrial because she failed to subpoena a witness or locate evidence;
not manifest necessity; and the def can’t be retried.
Double Jeopardy
Prevents successive criminal prosecutions or multiple criminal punishments for the same offense.
Are the 2 offenses the same?
- Each has the same elements then yes.
- Each offense has at least one element that the other doesn’t have NO.
Conduct
Offense 1. Offense 2.
–> doesn’t violate double jeopardy to give separate sentences.
Collateral Estoppel
If a judge or jury necessarily acquitted the def on a specific factual ground at the first trial, the gov may not prosecute a second time for a related but different offense, provided a conviction would be inconsistent with that prior factual finding.