Confessions And Admissions After A Request For A Lawyer

A suspect is apprehended in a large-chain grocery store by the security guard. The suspect is placed in handcuffs and taken to the manager’s office. The police are called and advised of the situation. Officer Jones arrives at the store approximately 12 minutes later. Officer Jones takes a statement from the security guard and views the in-store camera film of the shop lifting incident. Officer Jones places the suspect under arrest, reads the suspect the Miranda warnings, and asks the suspect if he would like to make a statement. The suspect replies, “No, I would like a lawyer”. The suspect is then transported to the local jail and booked. Five (5) hours later, the suspect is interviewed by a detective who again reads him the Miranda warning. The detective then asks the suspect if he would like to talk. The suspect says, “Yes”. He eventually confesses to the crime.

Write a one  (1) page paper in which you:

1. Identify and discuss the constitutional amendments that would relate to this situation.
2. Discuss how the Edwards Rule is related to this situation.
3. In your opinion, determine if the suspect’s confession to the detective is admissible.
4. Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Research and analyze procedures governing the process of arrest through trial.
• Critically debate the Constitutional safeguards of key Amendments with specific attention to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments
• Explain key law enforcement regulatory procedures and rules and requirements of law enforcement in the evidence collection phase.
• Explain and debate fundamental Supreme Court cases associated with criminal procedure.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in the criminal procedure.
• Write clearly and concisely about the criminal procedure using proper writing mechanics.Points: 100

  Case Study 3: Confessions and Admissions after a Request for a Lawyer

  Criteria

   

  Unacceptable

  Below 60% F

  Meets Minimum Expectations

  60-69% D

   

  Fair

  70-79% C

   

  Proficient

  80-89% B

   

  Exemplary

  90-100% A

  1. Identify and discuss the constitutional amendments that would relate to this situation.

  Weight: 35%

  Did not submit or incompletely identified and discussed the constitutional amendments that would relate to this situation.

  Insufficiently identified and discussed the constitutional amendments that would relate to this situation.

  Partially identified and discussed the constitutional amendments that would relate to this situation.

  Satisfactorily identified and discussed the constitutional amendments that would relate to this situation.

  Thoroughly identified and discussed the constitutional amendments that would relate to this situation.

  2. Discuss how the Edwards rule is related to this situation. Weight: 25%

  Did not submit or incompletely discussed how the Edwards rule is related to this situation.

  Insufficiently discussed how the Edwards rule is related to this situation.

  Partially discussed how the Edwards rule is related to this situation.

  Satisfactorily discussed how the Edwards rule is related to this situation.

  Thoroughly discussed how the Edwards rule is related to this situation.

  3. In your opinion, determine if the suspect’s confession to the detective is admissible.

  Weight: 25%

  Did not submit or incompletely determined if the suspect’s confession to the detective is admissible.

  Insufficiently determined if the suspect’s confession to the detective is admissible.

  Partially determined if the suspect’s confession to the detective is admissible.

  Satisfactorily determined if the suspect’s confession to the detective is admissible.

  Thoroughly determined if the suspect’s confession to the detective is admissible.

  4. 2 references

  Weight: 5%

  No references provided

  Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.

  Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.

  Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

  Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

  5. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

  Weight: 10%

  More than 8 errors present

  7-8 errors present

  5-6 errors present

  3-4 errors present

  0-2 errors present