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...