MPOETC ACT 120 FINAL { LATEST
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1st Amendment (1791) - Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
2nd Amendment - Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment (1791) - Soldiers can't quarter in any house, without the consent of the
Owner
4th Amendment (1791) - Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
5th Amendment (1791) - The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due
process
6th Amendment (1791) - The right to a Speedy Trial by jury, representation by an
attorney for an accused person
7th Amendment - Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
8th Amendment (1791) - Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail/and cruel unusual
punishment
9th Amendment (1791) - Citizens entitled to rights not listed in the Constitution
10th Amendment (1791) - Powers not given to federal government go to people and
States
12th Amendment (1804) - separation of votes for President and Vice President
14th Amendment (1868) - citizenship, due process, equal protection
Bill or Rights - First 10 amendments to the Constitution
PA Constitution - More restrictive than US Constitution
Statutes - written laws enacted by legislatures
Civil rights violations - Unlawful arrest, search and seizure without probable cause,
Unwarranted physical violence,
Holding a prisoner beyond limitations
,When can officers enter another jurisdiction - Hot pursuit, asked, mutual aid, official
business and felony crimes
Case laws - Written decision of appellate courts deciding actual cases
Tort - violation of civil law
probable cause - Facts and circumstances that lead a reasonable person to believe a
crime has been committed and the suspect committed the crime
3 branches of government - Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What branch of government do police fall under - executive
PA Court System - Common Pleas, Circuit, Supreme
US Court System - district, circuit, supreme
Grading of crimes - felonies, misdemeanors, and summaries
State of Mind (mens rea) - Recklessly, intentionally, willingly, knowingly
Where are statues of limitations found - Title 42, section 5552. Judiciary code
Codification - The act or process of rendering laws in written form
2 elements of a crime - Physical act of crime (Actus Reus), Mental intend to do so
(Mens Rea)
Instrument of a crime - Any instrument that is intended to be used to commit a crime
1st degree murder - 2502 - killing that is premeditated, deliberate and done with malice
Felony Crimes - Murder, rape, kidnapping, arson, robbery, burglary, embezzlement,
forgery, theft, and perjury
Voluntary Manslaughter - 2503 - unlawful killing of a human being in sudden heat of
passion upon sufficient legal provocation. Felony 2
Stalking - 2709 - repeatedly following, harassing, or threatening an individual.
Misdemeanor 1
kidnapping - 2901 - the unlawful removal or restraint of a person against his or her will
, Rape - 3121 - the penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any
body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the
consent of the victim
burglary - 3502 - the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft. Felony 1
Criminal Mischief - the intentional or knowing damage or destruction of the tangible
property of another
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