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Homicide Interview Flashcards

Prepare police officer for Homicide Bureau interview within the Miami-Dade Police Department.

1
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A police custody death is considered what type of case?

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ME Case

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Examples of ME cases:

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Person dies of:

  1. Criminal Violence
  2. Suicide
  3. Suddenly; when in apparent good health
  4. Unattended by a practicing physician or other recognized practitioner
  5. Any suspicious or unusual circumstance
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First degree murder is committed when perpetrated from a _______ design to effect the death of the person killed or any human being.

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premeditated

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Define: Murder

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The unlawful killing of a human being…

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Manslaughter

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The killing of a human being by the act, procurement, or culpable negligence of another, without lawful justification

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Officer safety is an exception to

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“Knock and Announce”

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Miranda Warning affords the subject the rights to

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  1. Remain silent
  2. Right to counsel
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Second degree murder can be charged when in the perpetration, or the attempt of other crimes such as… by someone else besides the defendant.

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Arson, Sexual Battery, Robbery, Burglary, Kidnapping

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Waiver of rights are provided _____, knowingly and intelligently.

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voluntarily

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Justifiable use of force

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When resisting any attempt to murder such person, or to commit any felony upon him or her.

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What constitutes an “ME” case?

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Not a natural death; any unclassified death

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12
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Can a physician sign the death certificate if they haven’t seen the deceased for MORE than 12 months?

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No

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A physician who has attended the patient in the last ___ months can sign the death certificate.

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12

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14
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What is the legal standard to obtain a search warrant?

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Probable Cause

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_____ must be present when serving a search warrant.

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Affiant

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16
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Supplemental reports are due within ____ working days.

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21

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17
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A suspicious death or unusual circumstance is what type of case?

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ME Case

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18
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Overwhelming evidence or a confession are typically needed in these type of cases.

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First Degree Murder

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19
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Blanching is a whitish discoloration caused by _______ ________.

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applied pressure

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20
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Natural, Accident, ______, Homicide and Undetermined, are the five death classifications.

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Suicide

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21
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A suicide is what type of case?

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ME Case

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22
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Any unclassified death is an _____ case.

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M.E.

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23
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A _______ must hear first degree murder cases.

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Grand Jury

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24
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Search warrants are composed of:

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  1. Affiant autobiography
  2. Description of property sought to be searched or seized.
  3. Probable Cause Affidavit (Statement of Facts)
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25
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When is Miranda Warning read?

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During custodial interrogations

26
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“perpetrated from a premeditated design…”

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First Degree Murder

27
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Duty of law enforcement officers

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Make any evidence related to the cause of death available to the medical examiner during their investigation.

28
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Primary or attending physicians are responsible for signing the death certificate and stating the _____ ___ _____ to the best of their knowledge

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cause of death

29
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Excusable homicide

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When committed by ACCIDENT and misfortune in doing any lawful act by lawful means with usual ordinary caution, and without any UNLAWFUL INTENT…

30
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True or False: Physicians can sign the death certificate if they have treated the deceased through medical advice in the last 12 months preceding to the date of death.

A

True

31
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Second degree murder is committed when perpetrated by any act imminently _______ to another and evincing a _______ _______, regardless of human life, although without premeditated design to effect death of any particular individual.

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dangerous, depraved Mind

32
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Natural death is to attending physician, as suicide is to _______ ________.

A

medical examiner

33
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Issues with consent searches

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  1. Coercion by threats or promises
  2. Consent to search was retracted
34
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True or False: Miranda Warning should be read when a person is deprived of their freedom of action in any significant way.

A

True

35
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Copy of warrant must be given to the person named on the warrant; if absent, leave copy of _____ and _____.

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warrant, receipt of inventory

36
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How many hours do physicians have to complete the medical certification?

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72 hours

37
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An investigator cannot _____ a person to gain a consent to search.

A

coerce

38
Q

Lividity can assist in determining the time of death and _________.

A

position of body upon death

39
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Warrants should be served within _____ days to avoid staleness.

A

10

40
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What is a search warrant?

A

Written order issued by a judge in the name of the State; directed to a police officer; ordering him to search a specific person, place, vehicle…

41
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Governing case law for Miranda Warnings

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Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

42
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What are the five types of death classification?

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  1. Natural
  2. Accident
  3. Suicide
  4. Homicide
  5. Undetermined
43
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Suicide would be considered an

A

ME Case

44
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What constitutes treatment by a physician?

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  1. Examination
  2. Medical Advice
  3. Prescribed Medication
45
Q

Exceptions to “Knock and Announce” are: 1. Officer Safety and 2. _____.

A

Destruction of Evidence

46
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Waiver of rights must be provided ______, ______. and ______.

A

voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently

47
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After 10 days, warrants can become _____.

A

stale

48
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“perpetrated by any act imminently dangerous to another and evincing a depraved mind regardless of human life”

A

Second Degree Murder

49
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Investigators cannot ______ a thought in a subject during Miranda Warning.

A

plant

50
Q

Lividity is the bluish-purple discoloration of the skin after death, caused by ________ ________.

A

blood pooling

51
Q

If a person dies in the state of ________ violence, it becomes an ME case.

A

criminal

52
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Custodial Interrogation

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Questioning by law enforcement officers after a person has been taken into custody or otherwise deprived of their freedom of action in any significant way.

53
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Homicide is the _____ of a human being.

A

killing

54
Q

Premeditation is to first degree murder as ______ mind is to second degree murder.

A

depraved

55
Q

Who must review warrants prior to a judge signing?

A

Assistant State Attorney (ASA)

56
Q

If a person dies by criminal violence, the _____ will investigate

A

M.E.

57
Q

Suspicious or unusual deaths land under the _____ of the Medical Examiner.

A

jurisdiction

58
Q

Physician has _____ hours to complete the medical certification.

A

72

59
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True or False: Subject can be interrogated after invoking rights ONLY when the subject reengages the investigator without threats or promises being made to the subject.

A

True

60
Q

The death investigation of an individual who died suddenly, and is in apparent good health will be handled by the ________ ________.

A

medical examiner

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