the chief of staff to Jennifer Justice, a state senator in Meze. The state legislature has decided
Question:
the chief of staff to Jennifer Justice, a state senator in Meze. The state legislature has decided to change the way interrogations are conducted by the police. The following bill is proposed. A. ONLY DIRECT QUESTIONS COUNT AS INTERROGATION FOR MIRANDA PURPOSES. B. IF AN ARESTEE REMAINS SILENT FOR MORE THAN THREE MINUTES THAT IS AN INVOCATION OF THEIR RIGHT TO SILENCE, AND POLICE MUST CEASE ALL INTERROGATION UNLESS THE ARRESTEE INITIATES A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE SUSPECTED CRIME(S). C. AFTER AN HOUR IN CUSTODY, AN ARRESTEE MUST BE GIVEN AN ATTORNEY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY INVOVKE THEIR RIGHT TO ONE. ALL OTHER INTERROGATION LAW REMAINS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE LAW SET BY THE SUPREME COURT. JUSTICE ASKS YOU TO WRITE HER A MEMO ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS TO HELP HER DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO VOTE ON THE NEW LEGISLATION: 1. DISCUSS THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF EACH PART OF THE BILL 2. ASSUMING THE ENTIRE BILL PASSES, WHAT SUPREME COURT DOCTRINES AND/OR CASES WILL THIS LEGISLATION AFFECT AND HOW? PLEASE EXPLAIN EACH DOCTRINE AND EXACTLY WHAT PART OF IT WILL CHANGE IN CARDOZO. 3. ASSUMING THE ENTIRE BILL PASSES, WHAT ARE THE DISTRIBUTIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF THESE CHANGES (I.E. WHO MIGHT BE MOST AFFECTED BY THE CHANGES AND HOW)? Page 6 of 7
4. ASSUMING THE ENTIRE BILL PASSES, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN YOUR STATE WILL THINK OF THE LAW? WHAT WILL THE COMPLAINTS (IF ANY) BE? YOU MUST INCLUDE REFERENCES TO THE CONSTITUTION, CASE LAW, AND (IF YOU WANT) OTHER MATERIALS YOU STUDIED IN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. YOUR ANSWERS AND ANALYSES SHOULD BE SUPPORTED BY THESE MATERIALS. NO OUTSIDE MATERIALS OR "REAL WORLD" EXAMPLES THAT WERE NOT DISCUSSED IN THE COURSE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN YOUR ANALYSIS.