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False Confession Experts
Dr. Richard Leo offers erroneous testimony about The Reid Technique (part 1 of 2)
Jul 22, 2013
In a deposition he gave in April 2013 Dr. Richard Leo made numerous erroneous statements about the Reid Technique and repeatedly mischaracterized the Reid process.
Dr. Richard Leo offers erroneous testimony about The Reid Technique (part 2 of 2)
Jul 22, 2013
In a deposition he gave in April 2013 Dr. Richard Leo made numerous erroneous statements about the Reid Technique and repeatedly mischaracterized the Reid process.
Court finds that the research by false confession expert Dr. Richard Leo utilized
Sep 29, 2012
In the case People v. Kowalski (July 2012) the Michigan Supreme Court ruled as follows:
"The circuit court excluded the testimony of two experts regarding the occurrence of false confessions and...
What is the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale ("GSS")?
Sep 29, 2012
In the case State v. Wright (Jan 2012) Dr. Daniel Martel. a forensic neuro-psychologist, testified about his use of the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale, and from the court opinion, described GSS as follows:
Another example of how false confession experts misrepresent the Reid Technique - Richard Leo and Deborah Davis
Sep 29, 2012
In an article published earlier this year, The Problem of Interrogation-Induced False Confession: Sources of Failure in Prevention and Detection, the authors, Dr. Richard Leo and Deborah Davis, continue the trend of...
Expert witness testifies that the frequency of false confessions is one hundredth of one percent.
May 30, 2012
In the murder trial of Adrian Thomas in Troy, New York, the prosecution's expert witness at the Frye hearing, Professor Paul Cassell, conclusively opined thataccording to FBI figures, there are 900,000 arrests...
Example of how false confession experts misrepresent the Reid Technique - Dr. Solomon Fulero
May 14, 2012
In the case State v. Wright (Jan. 2012) Dr. Solomon Fulero, Professor of Psychology at Sinclair College, offered testimony about the Reid Technique - his testimony (quoted below) provides a perfect example...
NY's top court rejects appeal of confession (Rejects Dr.Ofshe testimony of false confessions)
Apr 02, 2012
By MICHAEL VIRTANEN
Associated press
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's top court on Thursday upheld the child rape conviction of a Queens woman who said her confession was coerced by...
Misrepresentations made about the Reid Technique - the correct information
Mar 11, 2012
Over the years a number of misrepresentations and statements containing misinformation have been made about The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation by "false confession experts," academicians and the media. We have...
Video presentation by Dr. Richad Leo in which he gives his description of the Reid Technique
Oct 12, 2011
On their website, The Innocence Legal Team, offers a video presentation by Dr. Richard Leo of his description of the Reid Technique (which he also calls the Reid Method). The presentation can...
Court rejects the testimony of Professor Alan Hirsch - no evidence the Reid Technique produces false confessions
May 31, 2011
In the case of US v. Jacques, May 2011, the US District Court of Massachusetts rejected the proffered testimony of defense expert Professor Alan Hirsch on the issue of false confessions, stating...
UPDATE - What do the courts say about the testimony of false confession experts?
Apr 15, 2011
(On August 13, 2010 we posted the original article on this information. Since that time we have updated the list with some new names and cases).
For the past several years...
Testimony on False Confessions to New York State Justice Task Force
Mar 09, 2011
In front of a New York State Justice Task Force subcommittee on false confessions, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Michael Welner testified to a stark lack of science informing the understanding of false confessions...
What do the courts say about the testimony of false confession experts?
Aug 13, 2010
For the past several years the courts have viewed with skepticism the testimony of "false confession experts", repeatedly suggesting that there is no actual science to support their views but rather, anecdotal...
Alaska court excludes testimony of Dr. Richard Ofshe
Mar 04, 2010
On February 17, 2010 the Alaska Superior Court, Third District, in the case of State vs. Williams, granted the prosecutor's motion to preclude the testimony of the defense expert on false confessions...
Court rejects expert testimony on confessions (Dr. Deborah Davis); upholds confession admissibility (Reid Technique)
Mar 25, 2009
In the case of People v. Gallo, Dr. Deborah Davis testified for the defense at the suppression hearing (click here for a copy of her Power Point slides) but the court rejected...