PLEASE SEE THE
ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS AND REFERENES
The
presentation needs to be eight slides a title slide with your name, the date, and the title of
your presentation as well as a reference slide. The title and reference slides
do not count toward the eight-slide PowerPoint
presentation.
You will do a voiceover narration for every slide other than the reference
slide.
BOOK USED FOR
CLASS: Bennett, L. T. (2017). Fire Service Law (2nd Edition).
Waveland Press, Inc..
Background Information:
At 1:17 p.m., the fire department
received a report of a fire at 614 Mays Street and dispatched a first-alarm
assignment (two engines, one truck, one rescue, and a battalion chief). The
first-arriving company arrived shortly thereafter and reported seeing dense
black smoke issuing from the eaves and roof vents of the house.
The first due engine company
proceeded to the northeast corner (Sides “A” and “D”) of the house and forced
open a door. Crews advancing handlines quickly discovered the fire involved an
area around the TV in the living room. The structure had minor smoke conditions
with good visibility throughout the house. Units found heavy-to-moderate smoke
conditions in the living room area, giving it near-zero visibility.
Search and rescue operations were
abandoned because the family arrived stating they just came from the store and
no one was home. After crews mounted an interior attack using 1 3/4” attack
lines, the fire was declared under control. While the lieutenant was completing
paperwork and the crew reloaded the hose, dispatch issued a full-alarm
assignment to a structure fire with children trapped three blocks away. Crews
quickly finished loading the hose and responded to the fire, leaving the scene
unsecured.
As the fire investigator, upon
your arrival, the family was gone, and you made entry into the structure to
begin your investigation. You began photographing the structure from the
exterior to the interior. While examining some of the evidence, you noted that
personal items appeared to be missing and the house appeared to be staged with
old furniture and a broken TV. Upon further investigation, you noted some type
of device melted behind the TV.
As you collected the melted
device, you saw what appeared to be a pour pattern behind the TV toward the
kitchen. You collected samples from the pour pattern and notified law
enforcement that you were going to charge the homeowner with arson. As you were
finishing your documentation, the homeowners returned to the scene with their
attorney. The attorney stated that you made entry into the residence without
permission and any and all evidence collected must be suppressed due to the
chain of custody. The defendant’s attorney stated the evidence obtained was in
violation of the homeowner’s Constitutional rights, including the Fourth
Amendment right against warrantless searches and seizures.
Instructions:
Based on the background
information, what arguments would you make to allow the evidence to be admitted
and shown to a jury? Research similar cases in the textbook, the library, and
from the Internet in order to support your arguments. During your presentation,
you must use at least one piece of demonstrative evidence.
Demonstrative evidence may be
displays, charts, or models to educate the judge as to why the evidence is
relevant to the proceeding even though the defendants claimed the seizure was
in violation of the homeowners’ Constitutional rights, including the Fourth
Amendment.
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