Crime Scene Flashcards
APC
approach, position, control
Flippo v WV
warrantless search allowed but must not go beyond emergency
Mincey v AZ
crime scene does not = exigent circumstances
State v Brown
emergency search to protect life
Warden v Hayden
emergency search to arrest fugitive in hot pursuit
State v Dupree
emergency search to preserve evidence
evidence is not more important than
rendering aid
physical location where a crime has allegedly occurred, place where potential evidence has be brought to or taken, starting point of an investigation
Crime scene
any material however microscopic, solid, liquid, gas, that may aid in the determination of truth during an investigation
evidence
ID characteristics, class characteristics
classification evidence
location/scene
source of evidence
types of evidence
blood, saliva, fluids, trace hair, fiber, footwear impression, tire impression, weapons
organized suspect
well thought out, comfortable, leaves little evidence,
disorganized suspect
opportunistic, sloppy, leaves behind evidence
take the path less
traveld
