WorksheetsTessa Majors’s Murder: A Police Bluff, Then a Teen's Confess
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2hrs 16mins
According to the text, what decision is facing Judge Carol Goldstein?
Whether the police can use the recorded interrogation of the 13year old suspect done at the 26th Precinct station after the killing where the police bluffed the boy into identifying his friends who committed the murder.
Whether the police can use the recorded interrogation of the 14year old suspect done at the 26th Precinct station after the killing where the police bluffed the boy into admitting he committed the murder.
Whether the police can use the recorded interrogation of the 13year old suspect done at the 26th Precinct station after the killing where the police said they had no evidence in the case at all which made the boy feel bad so he confessed.
None of the above
True of false. Acting like you know something is true for sure when in reality you only suspect it is true is an approved common tactic to get information from people arrested during an interrogation. It is completely legal.
True
False
Which choice best explains the situation facing the three boys?
The 13 year old is not accused of taking part in the stabbing, but in the robbery that came before it. The other two boys are 14 and named Rashaun Weaver and Luchiano Lewis. Rashaun Weaver is accused of stabbing Tessa Majors and Luchiano Lewis of holding her when she tried to get away.
The 13 year old is accused of taking part in the stabbing. The other two boys are 14 and named Rashaun Weaver and Luchiano Lewis. Rashaun Weaver is accused of stabbing Tessa Majors and the 13 year old and Luchiano Lewis are accused of holding her when she tried to get away.
Rashaun Weaver is accused of stabbing Tessa Majors and Luchiano Lewis of holding her when she tried to get away. The 13 year old is not accused of any crime. He is just a witness.
The 13 year old is accused of the stabbing. The other two boys are 14 and named Rashaun Weaver and Luchiano Lewis. Rashaun Weaver and Luchiano Lewis are not suspected of a crime but they witnessed the attack.
Build background knowledge. As an active reader you should have looked up the 1989 Central Park Jogger case. Choose ALL that are correct.
In 2002, 13 years after the Central Park attack and with four of the Central Park Five out of prison, convicted serial rapist Matias Reyes came forward and said he was Trish Meili's sole attacker.
Five black and Latino teens—Antron McCray, 15, Kevin Richardson, 15, Yusef Salaam, 15, Raymond Santana, 14, and Korey Wise, 16—who came to be known as the Central Park Five, were convicted for the brutal assault of the 28-year-old white woman named Trish Meilli who was jogging in the park.
In 2002, after serving sentences that ranged from six to 13 years new DNA evidence and a confession proved convicted rapist Matias Reyes was the true rapist--there was no DNA evidence that directly connected any of the Central Park 5.
Despite inconsistencies in their stories, no eye witnesses and no DNA evidence, the five were convicted in two trials in 1990. However, Meili and doctors who treated her after the attack said there was medical evidence to support the charge that more than one person was responsible for her attack. Her injuries were different from what Reyes claimed as the sole attacker. There were hand prints pressed into her skin and the hand prints were of different sizes supporting the claim that there was more than one attacker.
Which choice applies to the boys accused of robbery and murder in the Tessa Majors case?
The police and prosecutors relied on tough interrogation techniques to obtain confessions from five teenagers, who were convicted.
The police took extra steps to ensure that the teenagers were questioned in the presence of a lawyer or a legal guardian. The 13-year-old boy’s uncle was present when he was questioned.
The police used illegal techniques to obtain a confession from a 13 year old that they then used to arrest the two 14 year olds.
The police broke the law when the teenagers were questioned without a lawyer or a legal guardian present. The 13-year-old boy’s uncle was not able to be there so the boy was questioned alone.
This question can have multiple correct answers. According to the text, what were the problems identified by the 13yo's lawyer with the Uncle, Roosevelt Davis, being present instead of a lawyer.
Roosevelt Davis did not possess the training to know Detective Acevedo could lie during the interview.
Roosevelt Davis did not know he could have stopped the questioning at any time.
Roosevelt Davis did not speak English and could not understand what was being said.
Roosevelt Davis had a criminal record and was hostile to the police which made the police more aggressive towards his nephew.
Which is true about Detective Acevedo.
Detective Acevedo had never been found by a judge or by the city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board to have made a single false statement or false arrest.
Detective Acevedo has a history of making many false statements and false arrests according to the city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board.
Detective Acevedo has a history of occasionally making false statements and false arrests according to the city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board.
None of the above
Why did Detective Acevedo say the boys confession was more forthcoming and more truthful.
The boy's response was directed to his uncle, not to Det. Acevedo.
The boy's response was sincere after Det. Acevedo threatened the boy with harm.
The boy was taking a lie detector test.
The boy's response was sincere after his uncle threatened the boy with harm.
Detective Acevedo told the boy there was video inside the whole park and the police knew the boy was there eve though the part about the video was not true and the police only suspected the boy was there. However, the fact that the boy thought there was video led him to confess. Do you think the police should be allowed to do that. Both answers will count as correct. This question is a survey.
Yes--the police should be allowed to lie or bluff to get a confession. A person would never admit to something they didn't do.
No--the police should NOT be allowed to lie or bluff to get a confession. A person might admit to something they didn't do if they felt helpless and scared.
Consider the purpose of the criminal justice system. Should it be...All answers will count as correct. This is a survey.
Rehabilitation for the offender with the goal of reentering society as a productive person.
Protection for the community by removing a dangerous person.
Punishment for the offeder who should pay for his/her crime.
Punishment for the offeder as a deterrent to others who would commit the same crime. (deterrent is like a warning that discourages a person from doing something).
