Criminal Law Assignment (Solved)
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Running head: CRIMINAL LAWCriminal lawName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
1CRIMINAL LAWTable of ContentsAnswer 1..........................................................................................................................................2Answer 2..........................................................................................................................................2Answer 3..........................................................................................................................................3Answer 4..........................................................................................................................................4Answer 5..........................................................................................................................................5Answer 6..........................................................................................................................................6Answer 7..........................................................................................................................................6Answer 8..........................................................................................................................................7References........................................................................................................................................9
2CRIMINAL LAWAnswer 1The police officers and first responders with respect to the crime scene posses the risk ofunintentionally tempering valuable evidence. The problem of contamination is very seriousthrough which a criminal case can be Jeopardize through the distraction of evidence. The firstresponders or the police officers may not have the knowledge that which aspect of the crimescene can be a very valuable evidence and may be contaminated if due care is not take (Ide &Lindholm, 2016). Therefore it is not possible to comprehensively prevent the people at the crimescene from contamination g the evidence. However, the contamination can be limited if propermeasures are taken by the crime scene officers. Merely wearing gloves and masks to investigatethe crime scene is not enough to prevent the contamination of evidence. The elimination ofevidence contamination from the crime scene can make or break a case. The way in which theevidence has been collected and the state which it has been collected is the primary accusationwhich the defendant attorney relies upon in court to prove that the defendant is innocent. Theconcerns related to contamination also affect the evidence review process in a negative way. Thereviewer would always have in made the concern related to the authenticity of the evidence. Inaddition if evidence has actually being contaminated at the crime scene it would be difficult forthe reviewer to attain an appropriate conclusion required to address the criminal case. Thereforeit is necessary to ensure that contamination is eliminated from the crime scenes (Girard, 2013). Answer 2This section of the paper would provide details in relation to the obvious clues and pieces ofevidence that could be used for a subsequent prosecution. The obvious clues and evidence whichhave been identified in relation to the present crime scene are as follows:
3CRIMINAL LAW1.9mm Shell casing- The case would be helpful for the purpose of identifying the type ofweapon which has been used to commit the crime. The case has to be collected wearinggloves and have to be kept in a clean plastic bag for further forensic review. 2.Telephone cable- The telephone cable which has been cut through the use of a blunt knifemay have finger prints of the person who has cut it. The cable has to be collected andstored in the same way as the bullet case. 3.4 door late model dark blue Chevrolet Caprice Classic long black tire track- The modelof the car and the tire marks can be used to identify the car which had been used by theaccused and subsequently identify the accuse through the car. The tire tracks can becollected via taking their impression on paper and clicking photographs. 4.Finger prints from chairs and table- These furniture have finger prints which can becollected through the use of finger print collection tools and would help identify theaccused. 5.Latent fingerprints on the knob of the box- The finger prints can be collected in the sameway as from the furniture to identify the accused. 6.Prominent dirty boot print on the door- the boot print can also assist the officer inidentifying the accused. The impression of the boot print can be taken on impressionpaper and digital photographs should also be clicked. Answer 3This section of the paper discusses about the unobvious pieces of evidence that need to be lookedfor and how could they be collected and preserved. The evidences are as follows:
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