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Hapeville Case Study

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On November 3, 2007, a crime was committed in Hapeville, Georgia. A mother and her son heard a commotion outside their residence house. When mother discover a man sitting inside her orange and white truck, the man threated her at gunpoint with a pistol. The female victim was told to go back inside her property. Female victim son called the police immediately to notify them of situation. Hapeville Police Department officers were dispatched to the home. A Hapeville officer on duty spotted the stolen truck less than a half mile from the location vehicle was taken from. The officer pursue the truck, and the thief exit the vehicle and started running. However, despite the fact that Atlanta Police helicopters were used in the search to cover more range, officers failed to apprehend the suspect. According to one officer’s official report, “Officers have not currently located …show more content…

On November 6, 2007, in a sketch the suspect was identified as African American male who age range was about 40 to 45 years. His weight was about 140 to 150 pounds, with short hair. On November 13, 2007, the police were notify by a manager who worked at an apartment complex that man was either unconscious or dead. Police discover that the man was asleep and learned his name was Michael Marshall. Additionally, a police officer notice that the man had an uncanny similarity to the suspect who stole the truth. When other officers came to the scene they were convinced that he was man who commit the act and bought him in for a photo lineup inside police station. Female victim could not positively identify Marshall as the man who stole her truck. Furthermore, the judge refused to suppress the evidence that the witness could not positively identify Marshall even through there wasn’t enough to link him with the

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