Read State v. Sowry, 155 Ohio App. 3d 742 (2004). In Sowry, Ohio police arrested the defendant and brought him to jail. Before booking the defendant, the police asked him whether he had any drugs on his person. He responded “no.” The police thereafter searched him and discovered a plastic bag of marijuana in his pocket. The defendant was later convicted of knowingly conveying drugs onto the grounds of a detention facility. The defendant appealed and was successful. Did the Court of Appeals of Ohio hold that this is an issue of criminal act or criminal intent?
Category: Criminal Law
State v. Andrews
• Read State v. Andrews, 572 S.E.2d 798 (2002). In Andrews, the defendant took Prozac and Effexor for one day. The next day, the defendant ran his wife and her friend down with his car. After hitting both victims, the defendant jumped out of the car and stabbed his wife three times. He was convicted of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon against both victims. He appealed on the grounds that the jury was given an improper instruction as to his criminal responsibility for the crimes committed against his wife’s friend. Did the Court of Appeals of North Carolina hold that this is an issue of criminal act or criminal intent?
Relationship between race and the criminal justice system
You have been hired by the federal government as a consultant to construct a research report on the current status of race and the criminal justice system.
In a 10- to 11-page paper Introduce the relationship between race and the criminal justice system. Be sure to include a brief history and examples of significant past and current events that have defined the relationship (2 pages).
Assess whether the criminal justice system needs to address racial disparities and explain why or why not. This section should be supported by at least five (5) peer-reviewed research articles and/or government publications (4 pages).
Analyze ethical and social justice issues associated with race in the criminal justice system (2 pages).
Explain whether the federal government should become more involved in racial issues within various criminal justice agencies (2 pages).
Cybersecurity and Criminal Law
Choose one of this course’s substantive weekly topics, then explain how and why the current cybersecurity-related statutes, regulations and policies related to your chosen topic developed as they did. Based on what you have learned in this course, offer your observations as to whether these laws and policies should change to better fit the cybersecurity environment within the foreseeable future.
Steps taken by the first police officer arriving at a crime scene
What are the steps taken by the first police officer arriving at a crime scene?
Secondly, explain in detail the various methods of crime scene documentation taken by the crime scene investigator upon arriving at a crime scene.