The purpose of an arrest is to bring the arrestee before a court or otherwise secure the administration of the law. An arrest serves the function of notifying the community that an individual has been accused of a crime and also may admonish and deter the arrested individual from committing other crimes. Arrests can be made on both criminal charges and civil charges, although civil arrest is a drastic measure that is not looked upon with favor by the courts. The federal Constitution imposes limits on both civil and criminal arrests.
An arrest may occur (1) by the touching or putting hands on the arrestee; (2) by any act that indicates an intention to take the arrestee into custody and that subjects the arrestee to the actual control and will of the person making the arrest; or (3) by the consent of the person to be arrested. There is no arrest where there is no restraint, and the restraint must be under real or pretended legal authority. However, the detention of a person need not be accompanied by formal words of arrest or a station house booking to constitute an arrest.
The test used to determine whether an arrest took place in a particular case is objective, and it turns on whether a reasonable person under these circumstances would believe he or she was restrained or free to go. A reasonable person is one who is not guilty of criminal conduct, overly apprehensive, or insensitive to the seriousness of the circumstances. Reasonableness is not determined in light of a defendant's subjective knowledge or fears. The subjective intent of the police is also normally irrelevant to a court's determination whether an arrest occurred, unless the officer makes that intent known. Thus, a defendant's presence at a police station by consent does not become an arrest solely by virtue of an officer's subjective view that the defendant is not free to leave, absent an act indicating an intention to take the defendant into custody
From http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Police+custody
Police usually tell subjects that anything they say can be used against them in court when they don't have to? That would tend to make people uncooperative in my opinion.
BBMWhen the Miranda Warning Is Required
It doesn't matter whether an interrogation occurs in a jail, at the scene of a crime, on a busy downtown street, or the middle of an open field: If a person is in custody (deprived of his or her freedom of action in any significant way), the police must read them their Miranda rights if they want to question the suspect and use the suspect's answers as evidence at trial.
If a person is not in police custody, however, no Miranda warning is required and anything the person says can be used at trial if the person is later charged with a crime. This exception most often comes up when the police stop someone on the street to question him or her about a recent crime or the person blurts out a confession before the police have an opportunity to deliver the warning.
http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/police-questioning-miranda-warnings-29930.html
When the Miranda Warning Is Required
It doesn't matter whether an interrogation occurs in a jail, at the scene of a crime, on a busy downtown street, or the middle of an open field: If a person is in custody (deprived of his or her freedom of action in any significant way), the police must read them their Miranda rights if they want to question the suspect and use the suspect's answers as evidence at trial.
If a person is not in police custody, however, no Miranda warning is required and anything the person says can be used at trial if the person is later charged with a crime. This exception most often comes up when the police stop someone on the street to question him or her about a recent crime or the person blurts out a confession before the police have an opportunity to deliver the warning.
http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/police-questioning-miranda-warnings-29930.html
Well, LE kinda has a way of telling something in a way they understand but it is manipulative...kinda like "we know you're here to help us out, and we're on your side. Can't tell you how much we appreciate the time you took to come down and talk to us, but we do have to tell you that anything you say can be used in court. Now that we got that out of the way, let's talk about Joe Blow because we're here to find out/want to know what a bad guy he is...we heard he caused you some problems...."
See how easy that is?
Thanks Kimster. This is the SAME quote and source I provided earlier to prove my point, but there are still issues for some as they are choosing to disregard the law in favor of personal beliefs. It is what it is. I cannot agree to disagree because I didn't write the Constitution. :floorlaugh:
BBM
That's why I think that police will usually say that the subject is not under arrest and free to go at the beginning of questioning. It makes it clear for the record that the subject is not in custody and the Miranda warning is not required. MOO.
Well, an attorney would probably be the best one to make the final call. We'll just leave the topic alone until someone has a chance to come in and clear it up for everyone. :kimsterwink:
Sorry, I still don't understand why police would say something that would tend to discourage a subject from talking to them when they didn't have to. It just doesn't make sense to me.
Sounds like I back to lurking then.
You are free to make statements even WHEN LE is questioning you. You can make statements at ANY TIME and they will hold up in court, UNLESS or UNTIL you are in CUSTODY, DETAINED or OTHERWISE prevented from leaving!
You can be a POI or a SUSPECT and still be questioned by LE without Miranda!
You have the right to refuse questioning and leave the area, but if LE stops you, they have to read Miranda!
...hmm not sure, but I think he would still be required to pay support. If so it might be a reason, who knows. :waitasec:
I go back and forth between premeditation and spontaneous myself. I can see this both ways.
I definitely agree with all the time MR had waiting on Dylan's arrival...wondering why he didn't get the mundane things taken care of. I also recall MR giving conflicting statements about the food shopping. Wonder what that was all about. One he said he had to pick up a week's worth of groceries, another he said a couple of days worth, then it was followed by his claim to text Dylan about what he might need to pick up to eat on Monday when he was out and about. (not exact quotes, just paraphrasing). Seems like he spent an awful lot of time thinking about groceries after Dylan arrived, but not so much prior to Dylan's arrival. Very weird, IMO.
No more topics out there to discuss?
Sure wish we could find Dylan! :tears: Is the search still ongoing?
If support had anything at all to do with a motive then it would be in MR's best interest for Dylan to be found so that support would end. I believe while Dylan is missing he is still required to pay support.
So perhaps it was a calculated move rather than a stupid one?
There's nothing for me to discuss that hasn't been gone over a bunch of times already. I don't think that the search is still ongoing.
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