Miranda and Hinckley

Miranda and Hinckley

Description
Read?the?scenarios?and?then?provide?a?short?analysis?based?on?the?questions?that?follow.
1.?Miranda
A?uniformed?police?officer?is?dispatched?to?a?bank?robbery.?Upon?arrival,?John?Smith?is?already?under?arrest?by
the?detectives?for?committing?the?robbery?and?shooting?the?guard.?He?is?placed?in?the?back?of?the?officer?s
cruiser.?During?the?drive?back?to?the?station,?Smith?yells?out,??I?am?so?sorry?I?shot?him!??One?month?later,?the
officer?is?called?to?testify?about?Smith?s?statement.?Smith?s?defense?attorney?argues?that?the?officer?failed?to?read
him?his?Miranda?rights.
answering?the?following?questions
A.?Imagine?yourself?as?the?judge?presiding?over?this?case.?Clearly?and?accurately?evaluate?the?constitutional
parameters?that?emerged?from?the?Miranda?decision.?How?has?this?case?influenced?the?practice?of?law
enforcement?
B.?Describe?your?ruling?for?the?bank?robbery?case,?citing?the?Miranda?case.?How?did?Miranda?influence?your
decision?making?process?
2.?Hinckley
On?March?30,?1981,?John?Hinckley?attempted?to?kill?President?Reagan.?There?were?several?witnesses?to?the
shooting,?and?the?evidence?was?overwhelming.?Research?this?case?and?imagine?yourself?as?Hinckley?s?defense
attorney.
Answer?the?following?questions
A.?Apply?the?Model?Penal?Code?test?to?this?case?to?determine?Hinckley?s?mental?state?defense?and?what?the
jury?s?verdict?would?have?to?be.?Be?sure?to?defend?your?response.
B.?After?the?Hinckley?verdict?was?reached,?many?states?opted?for?a?new?test?to?be?utilized.?The?Insanity?Defense
Reform?Act?of?1984?shifted?the?burden?of?proof?from?prosecution?to?defense.?Apply?the?present?statutory?test?to
the?case.?How?do?you?believe?the?jury?would?vote?if?Hinckley?were?tried?today??Why?
C.?What?historical?milestone?case?involving?the?Second?Amendment?emerged?from?the?events?of?this?situation?
How?has?this?case?impacted?the?criminal?justice?practitioner?