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2. MIRANDA: ............................................................................................................68
MIRANDA – INTERROGATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE BOOKING QUESTIONS? ..................68
MIRANDA WARNING .......................................................................................................................72
3. EVIDENCE:..........................................................................................................73
EVIDENCE – STATEMENT OF MINOR VICTIM ............................................................................73
EVIDENCE – DNA TEST RESULTS – CONFRONTATION CLAUSE.............................................75
EVIDENCE - EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY.......................................................................................77
EVIDENCE – KNOWLEDGE OF DRUGS HIDDEN IN VEHICLE .................................................79
EVIDENCE, HEARSAY, CHILD WITNESS.......................................................................................84
SUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE – CONSPIRACY TO SMUGGLE FIREARMS/DRUGS...............86
DRUG POSSESSION – AFFIRMATIVE LINK...................................................................................91
EVIDENCE – EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY ......................................................................................94
4. USE OF FORCE: .................................................................................................99
CIVIL LIABILITY -- DEADLY FORCE – QUALIFIED IMMUNITY............................................99
CIVIL CASE – REASONABLE FORCE...........................................................................................102
5. TRAFFIC:...........................................................................................................105
TRAFFIC – REASONABLE SUSPICION FOR STOP .....................................................................105
TRAFFIC – REASONABLE SUSPICION.........................................................................................107
TRAFFIC – BLOOD DRAW FROM DUI SUSPECT – SEARCH & SEIZURE..............................109
TRAFFIC STOP – EXIGENT CIRUMSTANCES – SEARCH SAFETY EXCEPTION
APPLIES TO VEHICLE STOP...........................................................................................................110
TRAFFIC – REASONABLE SUSPICION IN BORDER AREA ......................................................113
A Peace Officer’s Guide to Texas Law 2 2017 Edition
