A person is "picked up for questioning" by the police and taken to the police station interrogation room where (s)he is given Miranda warnings and questioned. (S)he was never told "You're under arrest". Which of the following occurred?
a. a formal arrest
b. a seizure tantamount to arrest.
c. a Terry stop.
d. an investigative stop.
b
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A. To provide the best service for the community within the confines of its limited resources B. To recruit individuals from the community to serve in the department C. To prevent criminal activities from taking place rather than solving a crime after it has happened D. To ensure that all its officers have indulgent accountability to function properly
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a. Inflated appraisals b. Requests to sign blank forms c. Increased commissions for brokers and appraisers d. All of the above answers are correct
While Kemba Niambi Smith was 7 months pregnant, she pled guilty to all of the following charges except:
a. money laundering b. conspiracy to engage in crack and powder cocaine trafficking c. obstruction of justice d. making false statements to a federal agent
Budd was taken to the police station for questioning and was not read his rights per Miranda. He confessed to committing a bank robbery
Unbeknownst to Budd, his mother had given officers a treasure map which detailed the location of the bank's loot and they were currently searching for the money when Budd eventually disclosed the exact location of the money. Budd moved to suppress the bank money as poisoned fruit from the initial illegality of the unwarned confession. The prosecution's best retort is the doctrine of: a. inevitable discovery b. independent source c. attenuation d. collateral use