Section 6.4 Flashcards
As a police officer are you allowed to lie to people?
Short answer yes. There are some limits
Suspects can be told they have been identified by witnesses. What case?
Caminito V Murphy (1955)
You can lie and tell someone that they have been identified by a witness that puts them at the scene at the time of the crime. Are you allowed to lie?
yes based on Caminito V Murphy (1955)
Suspects can be told material evidence has been found. What case?
Moore V Hopper (1974)
“You know how you threw that gun away?” We found it and it has your fingerprints all over it and you are going to jail. Is this allowed?
Yes based on Moore V Hopper (1974)
Suspects can be told that other suspects have confessed. What case?
Frazier V Cupp (1969)
When there is more than one suspect. Example, 2 people fobbing the bank put them in separate rooms and go into both rooms at the same time and tell them the other one has confessed to the crime. Is this allowed?
Yes based on Frazier V Cupp (1969)
What is a really common deception interrogation tactic when there is more than one suspect?
Telling both suspects that the other suspect confessed to the crime
Are you legally allowed to create or forge false evidence?
no it is not legal or ethical
Even if you are really sure the guy did it you cannot create or decrepit evidence. True or False
True
You cannot write a note and claim the suspect wrote it. True or False
True
You cannot lie on the stand or in court. True or False
True
“___ _____” is the informal nickname for the heavy overbearing interrogation tactics that involve actual or threatened force. That is illegal.
third degree
Actual or threatened force
Mental or physical abuse
Denial of normal opportunities/ privileges
Third Degree in interrogations
Denying sleep, food, water, and keeping them in stress positions is illegal because it is what?
Mental/ Physical abuse
Going to the bathroom, clean change of clothes, brushing hair and teeth, eating all of this if it is denied is illegal because it is what?
Denial of normal opportunities/ privileges
If you so something that is illegal all of the evidence will be thrower out, you will be fired, and you could potentially be held criminally liable. True or False
True
Yes, I was there at the time of the crime. Yes, I burned my barn down. That is not a confession because the elements of the crime can also be for benefits. Filing for the insurance saying it was a natural fire so they should pay you insurance money. All of this has to do with what?
Admission
Information supporting elements of the crime.
Confession
IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADMISSION AND CONFESSION?
YES
Do confessions and admissions need to be voluntary?
Yes