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Legal Updates Winter 2013
Jan 17, 2013
In our Legal Updates Winter 2013 column we feature cases that address the following issues:The value of recording interrogations; implication of a lighter sentence rejectedNo requirement to record interrogation in Second CircuitU.S...
Legal Updates Fall 2012
Oct 11, 2012
In our Legal Updates Fall 2012 column we feature cases that address the following issues:
Court finds that the research by false confession expert Dr. Richard Leo utilized "unreliable methodology" and...
Legal Updates Summer 2012
Aug 01, 2012
In our Legal Updates Summer 2012 column we feature cases that address the following issues: "I've given you what I'm gonna give you." "[I] "ain't saying nothing no more" Do these statements...
Miranda: Admissibility of Expert Testimony on False Confessions; Failure of Expert To Offer Case and Fact-Specific Basis for His Expert Testimony; Exclusion of Pro-Offered Expert Testimony; Dr. Ofshe <i>People v. Bedessie</i>, No. 46 (N.Y. Court of
May 06, 2012
Attorney James Manak writes a monthly legal column for our Reid Institute Members - the heading above is the focus of his April 2012 column - because it deals with how the...
Legal Updates Spring 2012
Apr 18, 2012
In our Legal Updates Spring 2012 column we feature cases that address the following issues:Defendant does not have to actually speak to invoke the right to remain silentStatement to suspect that he...
Legal Updates Winter 2012
Jan 07, 2012
In our Legal Updates Winter 2012 column we feature cases that address the following issues:"Testimony of expert regarding interrogation techniques was irrelevant."Promise to keep the suspect's name out of the media will...
Legal Update Fall 2011
Oct 26, 2011
The fall 2011 legal updates include cases which address the following issues:Court rejects the proffered testimony of Professor Alan Hirsch; no basis to say the Reid Technique enhances the risk of unreliable...
Legal Update Summer 2011
Aug 01, 2011
The sumer 2011 legal updates includes cases which address the following issues:
The Supreme Court holds that a child's age properly informs the Miranda custody analysisElements to consider in determining a juvenile's ability...Legal Updates Spring 2011
Apr 20, 2011
The Legal Updates for Spring 2011 include the following cases:No Federal due process requirement to record the interrogationPolice must tell suspect undergoing custodial interrogation when his attorney arrivesCourt rejects the testimony of...
Winter 2011 Legal Update
Jan 20, 2011
The Winter 2011 Legal Update includes cases which address the following issues:Learning disability does not preclude a knowing waiver of the Miranda rightsCourt does not allow the testimony of Dr. Richard Leo...
Fall Legal Updates 2010
Dec 02, 2010
The Legal Update for Fall 2010 features 22 cases which address such issues as:Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the trial court should have allowed false confession expert Dr. Solomon Fulero to testifyCourt...
Summer Legal Updates 2010
Aug 09, 2010
The Legal Update for Summer 2010 features 32 cases which address such issues as:Court upholds confession in which investigators lied about the strength of their evidence during interrogationCourt limits testimony of Professor...
Legal Update April 2010
Apr 19, 2010
In this legal update we are providing you with information on several cases from late 2009 and earlier this year. Here are the issues addressed:Court upholds confession in which investigators lied about...
Legal Update Summer 2009
Nov 04, 2009
The Legal Update for Summer 2009 features 32 cases which address such issues as:Court rejects testimony of Dr. Richard Leo on false confession issueExpert testimony on fabrication of confessions by inmate informants...
Court did not commit error in excluding defense expert's testimony regarding false confessions
Jun 01, 2009
Wright v. State S09A0324 (04/28/09)
HEADNOTE: The Supreme Court vacated Kayla R. Wright's aggravated assault conviction, holding that the charge merged as a matter of fact with Wright's malice murder conviction...
Police did not coerce defendant's incriminating statements by conducting fake polygraph test in response to defendant's demands for examination (Sims, Acting P.J.)
Jun 01, 2009
People v. Mays C.A. 3rd; May 8, 2009; C057099
In their opinion the court stated "It is well established, the court noted, that a confession is involuntary if it results...
Legal Updates May, 2009
May 05, 2009
The Legal Update document for May 2009 includes cases addressing the following issues:
Ambiguous attorney request
Court excludes testimony of Richard Leo
Court excludes testimony of Richard Ofshe
US Supreme Court rules that confessions obtained after six hours by federal investigators may not be admissible
Apr 14, 2009
On April 6, 2009 in the case of Corley v. US, the United States Supreme court ruled the following:
"We hold that S 3501 modified McNabb-Mallory without supplanting it. Under the...
Defendant claims confession was coerced because interrogator was sympathetic, understanding and tried to justify his criminal act - court upholds confession
Mar 03, 2009
In the case of State v. Parker, the Court of Appeals of South Carolina stated that "Few criminals feel impelled to confess to the police purely of their own accord without any...
Legal Update February, 2009
Feb 22, 2009
The Legal Update document for February 2009 includes cases†addressing†the following issues:
Ambiguous lawyer request
Two cases regarding an ambiguous request to invoke Fifth Amendment right to remain silent
Two...