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Originally Posted by kgod999
Go to the atlanta journal at www.ajc.com and register and go under metro section (todays paper, january 31,2006). The fayette county sheriff refused to take a prisoner arrested by a county marshall because the sheriff said the marshall's office is a code enforcement agency without police arrest powers. What he FAILED to mention, but inadvertantly said when he said code enforcement agencies dont have arrest powers, was that police forces apply also in this case. Common law and Constitutional scholars know that only sheriffs have arrest powers as far as as a "force" is concerned. Police are included under the non arrest powers also. now, whats interesting about this case is, i wonder how this sheriff would react NOW if confronted with the fact that city commissioners cannot put together a standing army under color of law enforcing code violations and call them police. interesting article. |
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
Its not unsual to find arguments between sheriffs, marshalls and/or police over issues pertaining to traffic tickets. Marshalls are enforcers of judicial orders (standing or otherwise)--they have no business in many jurisdictions doing anything else whatsoever. Sheriffs are 'allegedly' the only law enforcement authority in a shire/county/parish. Sheriffs in Georgia may, for example, specifically tasked to respond to domestic violence related issues, murders, burial of the dead and so on. But if you even look on line you could find sights arguments and conflicts between sheriffs, police and marshalls.
POLICE
Police are legislative policy enforces. State police go with the state legislature. Some City Police may be quietly state police (i.e. the Metroplitan Police of the City of X might secretly be under the state legislature with only 'pretend' control of the City of X board/council). Perhaps keep in mind that the military authority (imperium) in the Roman view may be said to come from the people and/or the legislative bodies.
[Police unforms tend to be blue and/or black.]
SHERIFF
Sheriffs are allegedly 'law' enforcers but they also may carry out the duties similar to marshalls such as evicitions dictated by statute. The trend in the American system has been to diminish the role of sheriffs.
[Sheriffs uniforms might tend to be brown with white/gold.]
CORONER
In the American systemm the 'coroner' appears to be a vanishing role. The coroner was tasked to look investigate into things for the sovereign and to look after the sovereign's
treasure trove. Would crooks, thieves and devours of widows' houses, if any, want a coroner around watching the pot of gold?
MARSHALLS
To my knowledge, marshalls tend to be tasked with enforcing orders of courts and defend 'court personnel'. You might find a marshal handling a court-ordered eviction or enforcing an arrest warrant.