Ricardo Munoz-Diaz was convicted of murder, robbery and burglary, but appealed his conviction on the grounds his incriminating statements made to police over the phone were coerced. This exercise requ

Ricardo Munoz-Diaz was convicted of murder, robbery and burglary, but appealed his conviction on the grounds his incriminating statements made to police over the phone were coerced. This exercise requires you to know what constitutes coercion during an interrogation from lecture; you also need to both argue your case based on the criteria and cite the lecture appropriately for credit on the question below...

This Exercise is based on the following materials:

• https://www.mediafire.com/file/g45ajie3eek9ajm/Canvas+LMS.html/file
• People v. Munoz-DiazActions ( I have attached the file for this one)

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU BEGIN:

• THERE ARE A TRUE/FALSE AND A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION ABOUT THE CASE

1. Based on the People v. Munoz-Diaz document, which of the following is true? (select 1)

A. Munoz-Diaz had an opportunity to get an attorney if he wanted one for the call

B. The court felt emphasizing the defendant's Catholicism was a form of coercion

C. The detective wasn't found to have made any promises during the phone call

D. Munoz-Diaz repeatedly insisted he had done nothing wrong through the call

2. The court ruled that there was coercion present in the phone call the detective had with Ricardo Munoz-Diaz. (select if its true or false)

A. True

B. False 

• YOU WILL ALSO BE ASKED ONE OPEN-ENDED QUESTION :

1. Do you agree with the ruling of the Colorado Court of Appeals that Munoz-Diaz's statements were voluntary? What from the criteria provided in lecture supports your opinion?

 -- BE SURE TO USE PROPER CITATION FOR THE READING AND LECTURE

• CER MATTERS ALWAYS: SUPPORT YOUR ANSWERS WITH EVIDENCE/REASONING FOR THE ABOVE QUESTION
  • YES! SO DOES CITATION -- YOU SHOULD CITE LECTURE AS REQUIRED WITH TITLE/TIMESTAMP 
  • THE PEOPLE V. MUNOZ-DIAZ CAN BE CITED BY JUST USING THE SHORTENED "PVMD" WITH PAGE NUMBER