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A police officer approached Muniz, who was in his car, suspecting him of driving under the influence of alcohol. The officer asked Muniz several questions and directed Muniz to perform sobriety tests, including “a ‘horizontal gaze nystagmus’ test, a ‘walk and turn’ test, and a ‘one leg stand’ test.” [5] After Muniz admitted to drinking, the officer arrested him and took him to ...
Pennsylvania v. Mimms, 434 U.S. 106 (1977), is a United States Supreme Court criminal law decision holding that a police officer ordering a person out of a car following a traffic stop and conducting a pat-down to check for weapons did not violate the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
For example, if a murderer intends to kill John, but accidentally kills George instead, the intent is transferred from John to George, and the killer is held to have had criminal intent. Transferred intent also applies to tort law , [ 1 ] in which there are generally five areas where transferred intent is applicable: battery , assault , false ...
False evidence, fabricated evidence, forged evidence, fake evidence or tainted evidence is information created or obtained illegally in order to sway the verdict in a court case. Falsified evidence could be created by either side in a case (including the police/ prosecution in a criminal case ), or by someone sympathetic to either side.
A far-right website that made claims about a Centre County “pre-loaded” ballot box presented a false narrative, officials said. The top 4 false or misleading claims being pushed ahead of Pa ...
In the United States criminal law, a frame-up (frameup) or setup is the act of falsely implicating (framing) someone in a crime by providing fabricated evidence or testimony. [1] In British usage, to frame , or stitch up , is to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone or set them up, in the sense trap or ensnare.
For example, Manhattan recorded 252 rapes in 2023, down about 63% from the 689 in 1990; 3,841 robberies in 2023, down about 86% from the 26,907 in 1990; and 5,116 felony assaults in 2023, down ...
J S Strahorn, "The Effect of Impossibility on Criminal Attempts" (1930) 78 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 962; Jerome B Elkind, "Impossibility in Criminal Attempts: A Theorist's Headache" (1968) 54 Virginia Law Review 20; Hellmut A Erwing, "Impossibility as a Defense to Criminal Attempt" in "Notes" (1963) 17 Southwestern Law Journal 461