Critical Thinking: After Drinking a Six-Pack of Beer with Friends on Halloween

question 45

Multiple Choice

Critical Thinking:
After drinking a six-pack of beer with friends on Halloween night, Taylor Brady is seen throwing rocks at a car belonging to Carson Pullman, a neighbor with whom Brady has had disagreements in the past. The police are called to the scene and, after questioning Brady and several witnesses, take Brady into custody. At the station house, they administer a blood alcohol test, which indicates that Brady's blood alcohol level is .09%. Taylor is charged with public intoxication.
-At his first appearance in court, Taylor claims that he was improperly questioned by police because they did not advise him of his right to remain silent. This is a question of:

• A) substantive criminal law
• B) common law
• C) civil law
• D) procedural criminal law

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