Criminal,
Constitutional Law
Aug. 20, 2020
More than just a name: identity theft and Miranda’s booking exception
Identity theft crimes create a unique situation in cases that involve the booking exception to Miranda. During the booking process at the police station, a police officer asks a suspect biographical questions incident to an arrest. The purpose of booking is primarily administrative and not for investigative purposes.
Nicholas R. Helms
Nick is a 3L at American University Washington College of Law. During Summer 2020, he served as a judicial extern for Presiding Justice Kathleen E. O'Leary at the California Court of Appeal.
Technology has made it possible for people to conveniently store personal and financial information online. The bad news is that electronic storage makes this information available to identity thieves. According to the Insurance Information Institute, there were over 650,000 reported complaints of identity theft in 2019, a 46% increase from 2018; credit card fraud was the leading type of identity theft. The Federal Trade Commission ranks California as third in the Uni...
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