Question: In A Criminal Case, Can The State Of Indiana & A Suspect Agree That The Results Of An Upcoming Lie Detector Test Of the Suspect Will Be Admitted At Trial If Charges. Are Filed And The C...
Can A Patdown Violate Fourth Amendment?
Question: Can A Patdown Search Following A Traffic Infraction Violated The Fourth Amendment? Answer: Yes, If There Is No Reasonable Suspicion Of Criminal Activity Or Reasonable Concern For The Offic...
Can A Juror Be Replaced Once Deliberations Have Begun?
Question: Can A Juror Be Replaced Once Deliberations Have Begun? Answer: Yes, But Only In Extreme Cases. A jury trial commenced in August 2013. About 2 hours after the jury began to deliberate, the ...
What Is “Fundamental Error” At Trial?
Question: What Is “Fundamental Error” At Trial? Answer: Errors That Are So Serious That To Ignore Them Would Constitute A Denial Of Due Process. Michael Torres had dated Tia Brady, who in Decemb...
Can Reasonable Inferences Support A Conviction Beyond A Reasonable Doubt?
Question: Can Reasonable Inferences Support A Conviction Beyond A Reasonable Doubt? Answer: Yes, When There Is Evidence That Allows For The Reasonable Inference! In 2012, a police officer was exitin...
Do You Have To Stop When Ordered To Do So By A Police Officer?
Question: Do You Have To Stop When Ordered To Do So By A Police Officer? Answer: Only If Officer Has “Reasonable Suspicion Or Probable Cause” criminal activity may be afoot. In 2012, Officer res...
Can You Say, “NO” To A Warrant Issued By A Judge?
Question: Can You Say, “NO” To A Warrant Issued By A Judge? Answer: You can if you want to be held in contempt of court! Officers stopped Defendant for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Defen...
Can Officers Lie To Gain Entry Into Your Home Without Exigent/Urgent Circumstances?
Question: Can Officers Lie To Gain Entry Into Your Home Without Exigent/Urgent Circumstances? Answer: No! Defendant called the police to report a domestic dispute with her husband. Officer responded t...
What Is The Difference Between Criminal Intimidation And Harassment?
Question: What Is The Difference Between Criminal Intimidation And Harassment? Rakiea McCaskill had a relationship with Tamika Matlock’s (“Matlock”) husband, with whom she had a child. Accor...
What Does It Take To Be Declared Incompetent To Stand Trial & Get Committed.
Question: What Does It Take To Be Declared Incompetent To Stand Trial & Get Committed Answer: 2 or 3 Disinterested Doctors, A Hearing And A Judicial Finding Of Incompetence! In 2012, Lee...