POL SCI 145E Lecture 7: Lecture 1_31_2019
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November 1977 in oxnard police officer pena investigated suspected narcotics they questioned an individual and ordered biker, martinez to find a patdown. Selenes yelled he got my gun pena shot martinez that left him paraylzed and blind. Petitioner chavez accompanied martinez to hospital and questioned him while in the hospital they threatened him to not give treatment. Justice thomas wrote there were no rights against self-incrimination no need for miranda warning . miranda doesn"t protect you against questioning in hospital setting. In michigan right to remain silent you have a man who does not explicitly evoke right to remain silent. Thompkins did not indivate he didn"t want to talk to police nor wanted an attorney, he had been almost completely silent and his comments didn"t make any movement on the case. The cops tried to appeal to his religuous side. He answered yes he wanted to pray for forgiveness.
