People v. Cook
This kind of law enforcement officer would be most likely to respond to the 911 call about a body on the road.
What is a patrol officer?
When Turner exits the restroom, these are the least restrictive actions that Officer Milner should immediately take.
What are stopping Turner and questioning him? (and engaging in a pat-down for officer safety, allowed by the Terry case.)
To review, Edwards had this type of relationship to his brokerage clients.
True or false: the police had a valid reason for initiating a traffic stop with Perez.
What is true? Perez failed to signal when changing lanes. That is a moving violation.
This U.S. Supreme Court opinion established the precedent of advising a suspect of their rights before starting a custodial interrogation.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
Once the officer arrived on the scene where the body was found, this would probably be their first act to secure and preserve the scene.
What is block off the road from traffic?
What is true?
A client who didn't feel right about Edwards' explanations for the transactions on his quarterly financial statement could ask Edwards for this.
What is detailed documentation of each transaction that was made during the period?
True or false: the police were within the law to ask Perez to step outside his car.
What is true? Officers are allowed to make that request for reasons of officer safety.
This Amendment to the U.S. Constitution contains the warrant requirement.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This kind of law enforcement officer would be most likely to respond to the call made by Bud's wife.
What is a detective? The detective would take statements and collect evidence.
Officer Milner could immediately arrest Turner for this crime.
What is resisting by fleeing? (It is a Class A misdemeanor in Indiana, and it was committed in the officer's presence, so no warrant is needed.)
A client who was feeling suspicious of Edwards' explanations for the transactions on their quarterly statement could contact this federal agency and report their suspicions.
What is the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)? https://www.sec.gov/tcr
Officer Smith's actions with respect to Mendoza can be characterized as this type of force.
What is excessive force? (Using a Taser 11 times.)
This is the name of a brief stop made by the police based on reasonable suspicion of criminal activity (less than probable cause).
What is a Terry stop (named for the U.S. Supreme Court case of Terry v. Ohio)?
What is, with permission, photographing the vehicle Bud was driving, and with a waiver of rights, interview Tammy and Bud?
Assuming Officer Milner has arrested Turner, Milner can search these items in a search incident to arrest.
What is Turner's car and Turner's person? Turner himself needs to be searched for officer safety and to inventory his possessions, and his car is going to be towed. Therefore, the car can be searched to inventory those items.
An investigator for the SEC would need this type of document, supported by probable cause, in order to look into customer complaints about Edwards' questionable transactions.
What is a search warrant?
These are actions Officer Smith could have taken to legally get Mendoza out of the vehicle.
What are: ask him again, telling him that if he doesn't get out voluntarily, he will use the Taser? And, if Mendoza doesn't comply, using the Taser one time?
This U.S. Supreme Court case held that police use of a thermal imaging device (from the street) to see whether a home contained a marijuana growing operation amounted to a search and required a warrant.
What is Kyllo v. United States?
If Bud called his lawyer when he got home, the lawyer would probably advise him to assert this instead of talking with law enforcement.
What is the 5th Amendment privilege against self-incrimination? (Also acceptable: the 6th Amendment right to counsel.)
Assuming Officer Milner immediately arrests Turner and never goes in the restroom, this is what Milner should do if a customer yells about finding a gun in the restroom.
What is call for backup and secure the weapon, after securing Turner in the back of his police car?
In seeking a search warrant for Edwards' records, an investigator would need to ask permission to view these types of records related to each account.
What are paper documents as well as digital files/records stored on any and all electronic devices and flash drives, external hard drives, computers, smart phones, tablets, etc.? An investigator would need to search for these records at Edwards' home and at his office(s).
What is a grand jury?
This is the difference between a suspect and a defendant.
What is the fact that a defendant has been formally charged with a crime, but a suspect is someone who law enforcement officers think may have committed a crime? The difference is whether the person has been formally accused in a court of committing a crime.