23 Questions
The Ohio Supreme Court decided that T.D.S. had waived his _______ rights knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily.
Miranda
In determining if a juvenile defendant's confession was involuntarily induced, courts should consider the standard set forth in _______.
Edwards
The totality-of-the-circumstances approach considers the _______ intensity and _______ of interrogation; the existence of physical _________or mistreatment; and the existence of threat or inducement.
length, frequency, deprivation
The approach of totality-of-the-circumstances is adequate to determine whether there has been a _______ even where interrogation of juveniles is involved.
waiver
T.D.S. indicated he understood his rights, and answered ______.
questions
The interrogation was on ______.
video
T.D.S. argued he had a low ______.
I.Q.
A psychologist opined that T.D.S.’s communication skills were somewhat better than his I.Q. might ______,
reflect
T.D.S. admitted during questioning at his mother's house that his behavior in school was a cause of his academic ______.
struggles
T.D.S. challenged the detectives by asking the ______ about evidence.
questions
T.D.S. claimed the detective lied to him, which he considered ______.
coercive
The detectives simply asked T.D.S questions about his DNA being on the victim's clothing and gunshot residue on his clothes without any indication of physical ________ or threats.
abuse
During the interrogation, T.D.S. was provided with water and his mother sat and spoke with him at different ______.
times
One piece of practical advice given is to let individuals have food, drink, bathroom breaks, and rest to ensure the interrogation is not considered ________.
coercive
Being decent to people during questioning by allowing necessary breaks and showing kindness will demonstrate to the court that any statements given were freely and ________.
voluntary
The momentary detention of a potential witness to a criminal act in order to obtain basic information concerning the identity of the witness is within the contemplation of R.C. ______ (Ohio Stop and I.D.law)
2921.29(A)
A detention pursuant to R.C. ______(A) will be very ______ if the person immediately provides the required information
2921.29, brief
No person who is in a public place shall refuse to disclose the person's , address, or date of birth, when requested by a law enforcement officer when the officer suspects either of the following:________________ or the person witnessed any of the following: __________________ or__________________________
name, the person is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a criminal offense, an offense of violence that would constitute a felony under the laws of this state; or a felony offense that causes or results in, or creates a substantial risk of, serious physical harm to another person or to property
A brief detention of a potential witness to a crime is permitted, so long as it meets the Fourth Amendment's _______ requirement.
reasonableness
Under limited circumstances, a police officer may briefly detain a potential witness to a criminal act for _________ purposes, even though the officer has no reasonable _________for concluding that the potential witness is, or may have been, involved in the criminal activity that the police officer is investigating, consistently with Fourth Amendment ______.
investigative, basis, protections
State v. Topps, 2008-Ohio-4021 (2nd App. Dist.). The Fourth Amendment requires that all warrantless stops or "seizures" of citizens be __________. The ___________ of such seizures depends on a balance between the public interest and the individual's right to personal security free from _______________ by law officers. A balancing test has been set forth for the reasonableness of stops and seizures under the Fourth Amendment providing that consideration of the ____________ of such seizures involves a weighing of the gravity of the public concerns served by the seizure, the degree to which the seizure advances the __________, and the severity of the interference with individual liberty
reasonable, reasonableness, arbitrary interference, constitutionality, public interest
An officer can make a stop of a potential witness to a criminal act whenever: (i) the officer has reasonable cause to believe that a __________, involving danger of forcible injury to persons or of appropriation of or danger to property, has just been committed near the place where he finds such person
felony
The officer has reasonable cause to believe that such person has knowledge of material aid in the investigation of such __________
crime
Explore the Ohio Supreme Court decision in In re T.D.S. regarding the waiver of Miranda rights by a juvenile defendant. Understand the factors considered in determining the voluntariness of a juvenile's confession, as outlined in the Edwards standard.
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