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In June 2015, a pair of convicted murderers escaped from a maximum security prison in upstate New York and were reported fleeing towards Canada. The police used deadly force to seize one of them. Was the use of deadly force justified? Yes/No. EXPLAIN your answer!

Lieutenant Cameron Roden arrested Mr. Doe for driving under influence and child endangerment.  What will apply?

A UHP Officer James pulls over a couple returning from vacations. As the driver rolled down the window, the officer a strong marijuana smell. He requested backup. Then, the officers searched everything in the vehicle, including the dirty clothes luggage, where they discovered meth tablets. During the search no marijuana was found. The couple was arrested and their lawyer moved to suppress the evidence, claiming that the officers needed a search warrant to search the closed dirty clothes luggage.  Was the evidence obtained lawfully? Shall the judge suppress the evidence at trial? Why? Explain your reasoning! (80-100 words) Do NOT be content with a “fast-food” answer!

Instructions: 1. Listen to this case:  What is US Supreme Court’s reasoning requiring a search warrant in this particular case? In other words, explain the reasoning behind the ruling. (200 words). You may click on cc to read the transcript.   In Riley v. California (2014), the US Supreme Court ruled that although cell phones are in the grab area of an arrestee, police must obtain a warrant to search it. 

1. Read this story from St George News: UHP: Illinois woman arrested following high-speed chase that spanned 60 miles in Southern UtahWritten by Jeff RichardsJuly 21, 2024 CEDAR CITY — A 26-year-old Illinois woman was arrested on Friday evening after leading police on a 60-mile high-speed chase along Interstate 15 in Southern Utah. Ananasia Moshea Ivory was booked into Beaver County Jail on suspicion of failing to respond to an officer’s signal to stop, a third-degree felony, along with misdemeanor counts of reckless driving, possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia. According to the probable cause statement filed in support of Ivory’s arrest, the incident began at about 6:50 p.m. when a Utah Highway Patrol trooper in Iron County measured on his radar a black Honda Accord traveling northbound at 119 mph. Because that trooper was en route to an unrelated crash and unable to follow the Honda, he called another trooper who was near the Iron-Beaver county line and advised him to be on the lookout for the suspect vehicle. “I made my way to mile marker 102 on I-15, set up in the median, and began to look for the suspect vehicle,” the second trooper wrote, adding, “I observed the suspect vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and locked its speed at 113 mph.” The second trooper then activated his overhead emergency lights and sirens in an attempt to get the Honda driver to pull over. Although the driver initially did slow down and move over to the right lane, she allegedly then moved back into the left lane and accelerated. The ensuing chase spanned approximately 60 miles, through Beaver County and into Millard County before officers were able to perform a felony stop near mile marker 165. Speeds during the pursuit ranged from 65 mph to 120 mph, the arresting trooper wrote in the affidavit. After the stop was conducted at approximately 7:40 p.m., the driver was reportedly taken into custody without further incident. Two agents from Utah State Bureau of Investigation arrived on the scene and, after successfully applying for a search warrant, allegedly found an unspecified quantity of marijuana in the vehicle, along with drug paraphernalia. Ivory, who is listed as being from Park Forest, Illinois, is being held in Beaver County Jail as she awaits her initial court appearance. This report is based on preliminary statements from court documents or law enforcement officials and may not contain the full scope of findings. Persons arrested or charged are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law or as otherwise decided by a trier-of-fact.   2. Answer this question: Was it necessary for the two Utah State Bureau of Investigation to apply for a search warrant? Was it redundant? Explain your answer (100 words)  

Circle what is correct:

INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Read this short article: EXAM 3 CASE 1.pdf   BEAVER — A minor traffic violation led to a significant drug bust in Beaver County on Tuesday, A car was pulled over about 6:20 a.m.on I-15 just north of Beaver for an illegal window tint and failing to illuminate the rear license plate, according to a police booking affidavit. When a Utah Highway Patrol trooper questioned the driver about his travel plans, he said he and his passenger “were headed to Utah to visit family but didn’t know where. He only knew it was close to Salt Lake,” the affidavit states. The trooper continued to ask various questions but got inconsistent answers. When the driver consented to having the car searched, troopers found a handgun in the trunk and magazines in the center console and driver’s door. “Also in the trunk was a backpack that contained a tobacco bag with raw marijuana inside. Behind the carpet in the trunk on the driver side were two large plastic wrapped packages of blue M30 pills consistent with those containing fentanyl,” according to the affidavit. After the car and its contents were seized and taken to the UHP office in Beaver, the pills were weighed “and showed a total weight of approximately 4 pounds which calculates to approximately 18,000 pills,” police stated. Aubrey Gray, 24, and Nehemiah Washington, 23, were each arrested for investigation of drug possession with intent to distribute. Gray was also booked into the Beaver County Jail for investigation of additional charges of being a restricted person in possession of a gun, possession of drug paraphernalia, marijuana possession and two traffic infractions. 2. Based exclusively on the information provided, is the evidence admissible at trial? Explain your answer (100-120 words)  

Regarding the trial jury (not the Grand Jury), all the following answers are correct, EXCEPT              

Which of the following is NOT true? (2 points)  

Explain ALL of the following: (8 points)   a. The purpose of the presentence investigation:   b. Who carries out the presentence investigation:   c. Content of the presentence report:   d. Sources of information for the presentence report:   e. Victim Impact Statement: