Dewayne Powell's Rights Case Study

288 Words2 Pages
In February 2004 law enforcement officers in Tampa, Florida was seeking to apprehend Kevin Dewayne Powell in connection with a robbery investigation. The police officers went to an apartment rented by Powell’s girlfriend. Powell was spotted coming out of a bedroom in the apartment. The police searched the bedroom and discovered a loaded nine-millimeter handgun under the bed. Powell was arrested and taken to the Tampa Police Department. Once there, and before asking Powell any questions, the officers advised Powell of his rights by reading them from the standard Tampa Police Department consent and release form. Powell acknowledged his rights had been read to him and that he understood his rights by signing the consent form. Powell

More about Dewayne Powell's Rights Case Study