The Effect of Berghuis v. Thompkins (08-1470) On The Police?
We have been addressing the situation of when does a person unequivocally invoke one's Miranda rights? As we learned yesterday, we know that a person must unequivocally invoke his or her rights. We understand how that affects our clients directly. However, there is another ...
How Does The SSA Evaluate Immune Deficiency Disorders (excluding HIV infection)?
Immune deficiency disorders are classified into two categories (1) primary (or congenital) and (2) acquired. Congenital disorders consist of X-linked ...
Yesterday, we discussed Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and the non-standard Field Sobriety tests. Begining in 1975, the National Highway Traffic ...
Drug Enforcement Agency Names "Bath Salts" A Drug Of Concern
No one would ever associate "bath salts" with drug use, but the Drug Enforcement Agency has recently named "bath salts" a drug of concern. In fact, ...
What Kind Of Statements Are Not Covered By Miranda?
As we noted yesterday, Miranda and its progeny are concerned with statements that are made as the product of custodial interrogation. In other words, ...
How Do The Police Administer The HGN Test? (Part III)
In the never ending quest to squelch drinking and driving, law enforcement officials have gone to great lengths to create ways to investigate whether ...
How Do The Police Administer The HGN Test? (Continued)
Police use the HGN as part of their arsenal to investigate DWIs . They are used throughout the nation and the test is very heavily promulgated by the ...