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How defense attorneys describe the Reid Technique in the courtroom - and where they go wrong
Dec 28, 2017
In Radilla-Esquivel v. Davis (December 2017) US District Court, W.D. Texas the defense attorney made a number of erroneous assertions about the Reid Technique. His statements (taken from the US District Court...
Federal Appeals Court upholds confession of "Making a Murderer" subject Brendan Dassey
Dec 18, 2017
In Dassey v. Dittmann (December 2017) the U.S.Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, upheld the admissibility of Brendan Dassey's confession, ruling that the state court's determination that defendant confessed to murder voluntarily...
Massachusetts Supreme Court confirms that minimization/maximization techniques are acceptable
Nov 08, 2017
In the case of Commonwealth v. Cartwright (Novemebr 2017) the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts stated that "... we have not acted to prevent police investigators from suggesting to a suspect being...
Why the Reid Technique Method Continues to be the Most Effective Means Available to Learn the Truth
Nov 05, 2017
One of the fundamental precepts of the Reid Technique is to use sound reasoning, understanding and empathy to motivate subjects to tell the truth. John Reid started using this approach over 7...