Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure and Powers of Arrest Seminar at the Foxboro Police Department
Instructor: Martin K. Stephens; Attorney at Law Massachusetts State Police-Retired of Commonwealth Police Legacy, Inc.
Wednesday: December 8, 2021
Registration will be at 8:15 a.m. and the seminar will run from 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
The cost for this seminar will be $225.00 per official.
Please note: Each official will receive our 2021 Criminal Procedure textbook
To register by fax: Simply complete this form below and fax this page back to (508) 622-1820
or contact Paula Heagney at (508) 989-9848 or go to www.policelegacy.com to register
This course shall address and discuss the essential underpinnings of the Rules of Criminal Procedure so as to permit a police officer to be "lawfully situated" pertinent to any given situation. As such, this course is unconditionally necessary for all patrol officers and the supervisors who are required to oversee said officers. Accordingly; this course shall address and discuss materials including, but not necessarily limited to, the following:
* Powers of Arrest; Place where arrest is initiated (ramifications); When an arrest warrant is required
* Probable Cause to Arrest and/or Search; Definition(s); How to establish Probable Cause; Applicability of the Two-Prong Test; When there is a "Presumption" of reliability; How to establish reliability regarding information from an Informant (confidential)
* Anonymous Tip; Greater judicial scrutiny; How is "Reliability" satisfied; What evidentiary standard applies; What process must be applied regarding an "anonymous tip" pertinent to a firearm
* When must the police obtain an Arrest Warrant and/or Search Warrant to effectuate a "lawful" arrest
* Seizure of the person; Analysis of both "Custody" and "Arrest"
* Exceptions to the Requirement of a Search Warrant:
* Plain View Doctrine; Requirements so as to permit the officer to legally seize evidence discovered/observed
* Miranda Warnings; Applicability of Miranda; Exceptions to the requirement of Miranda