The Legal Updates Spring 2018 column contains cases which address the following issues:

• Court finds Dr. Richard Leo's testimony of false confessions to be unreliable
• Court rejects the testimony of Dr. Joseph Drumm on false confession issues
• Statements that suggest that judges or prosecutors may be more lenient on a defendant who they perceive as being honest and who "took responsibility" for his actions, do not promise any sort of leniency or guarantee any special treatment
• The value of recording the interrogation to refute the defendant's claims
• Failure to consider and present expert testimony on the issue of false confessions was not indicative of ineffective counsel
• The value of recording to refute the defendant's claims of coercion
• Court confirms acceptability of minimizing the moral seriousness of the offense
• Special Miranda warnings for juveniles in New York, as well as a special room for questioning