A bipartisan push to tweak juvenile interrogations and calls for more DJS transparency

Jan 16, 2024

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WBFF) — Bills are being drafted and introduced that supporters say would address several concerns with the Department of Juvenile Services and how juvenile cases are handled in Maryland.

The...

"A Maryland law gave minors a phone call — now police are pushing back"

Jan 08, 2024

A Maryland law that requires minors in police custody to call an attorney before an interrogation has drawn criticism from some law enforcement officers, who say the added step stalls investigations and...

Reid Policy on the Use of Deception During an Interrogation

Nov 29, 2023

Reid Policy on the Use of Deception During an Interrogation

Preface

There is a distinction between a court of law and the court of public...

What is Acceptable/Unacceptable Investigator Behavior During an Interrogation, Including the Questioning of Juveniles

Apr 25, 2023

We recently posted 3 Investigator Tips regarding court decisions about the investigator's behavior during interrogations:

The Courts: Acceptable Investigator Interrogation Behaviors - over 100 court decisions…. some of the topics...

Indiana legislation prohibits lying to a juvenile 17 or younger

Apr 14, 2023

The Indiana legislature has passed a bill which prohibits law enforcement from lying to a juvenile suspect (17 or younger) about the evidence in the case; about the penalty of the act...

What Constitutes "Custody" and Related Miranda Issues

Nov 02, 2022

Miranda: What Constitutes “Custody”; Effect of Patting Down a Suspect; Factors for Determining Miranda Custody; Body Camera Footage; Effect of Frisking the Arrestee and Informing Him He Is Under Arrest; Effect of...

New California Law Significantly Limits the Ability of Police to Question Suspects Under 17 Years of Age

Oct 05, 2022

California has enacted legislation that significantly limits law enforcement’s ability to solve crimes committed by individuals 17 years old or younger

Clearly there should be safeguards for the questioning of all...

Suspect must “unequivocally invoke his right to counsel” while in custody in order to bar the police from further interrogation

Jul 05, 2022

Mr. Manak is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Illinois Law School at Chicago,

formerly the John Marshall Law School; and has served on the faculty of NorthwesternUniversity and...

Proposed California Law Essentially Prohibits Police from Interrogating Suspects Under 25 Years of Age

Feb 22, 2022

Assembly Bill 2644 was introduced by Assembly Member Holden on February 18, 2022.

The enactment of this legislation would gut law enforcement’s opportunity to solve crimes committed by individuals under...

New Washington law requires minors have access to attorney before police interrogation

Jan 05, 2022

New Washington law requires minors have access to attorney before police interrogation

(as reported by Angela Kerndl, KOMONEWS, Washington)

Tuesday, January 4th 2022

YAKIMA -- A new law now in effect in...

How Courts View the Reid Technique

Sep 20, 2021

The key elements of the Reid Technique include conducting a non-accusatory, non-confrontational fact finding interview with the subject, and only when the investigation, evidence and information indicate the subject's probable involvement n...

New Illinois law prohibits misrepresenting evidence during the interrogation of a juvenile in custody

Jun 14, 2021

The Illinois General Assembly recently passed SB 2122, which the the Governor signed into law, which states the following:

"An oral, written or sign language confession of a minor, who at the...

Factors to consider in determining custody

Jan 11, 2021

Attorney James Manak prepared an article for John E. Reid and Associates in which he discusses several court decisions which addressed the issue of what are the proper factors to consider in...

Reid Litigation With Netflix Ends

Jan 11, 2021

The following statement is from John E. Reid & Associates (‘Reid’):

Reid sued Netflix for defamation regarding a reference to the Reid Technique of interrogation in the program, When They...

Legal Updates Winter 2020

Apr 10, 2020

The Legal Updates Winter 2020 column contains cases which address the following issues:
Incriminating statements were made in violation of Miranda Confession voluntariness: ambiguous request to terminate the questioning and over stating...

Legal Updates Fall 2019

Dec 16, 2019

The Legal Updates Fall 2019 column contains cases which address the following issues: The investigator's discussion of religion during defendant's interrogation did not rise to the level of a beneficial promiseCourt reject's...

Legal Updates Summer 2019

Sep 27, 2019

The Legal Updates Summer 2019 column contains cases which address the following issues:Investigator�s promises rendered the defendant�s confession involuntary (Case 1)Investigator�s promises rendered the defendant�s confession involuntary (Case 2)Defendant does not have...

Legal Updates Spring 2019

Jul 01, 2019

The Legal Updates Spring 2019 column contains cases which address the following issues:
Court details acceptable interrogation statementsVermont Supreme Court upholds confession obtained after false claim of DNA evidenceFalse evidence...

Legal Updates Winter 2019

Jun 01, 2019

The Legal Updates Winter 2019 column contains cases which address the following issues: Court upholds minimization techniques and suggesting justifications for the crimeCourt rejects defendant's claim that his confession should have been...

Court upholds investigators using minimization techniques and suggesting justifications for the crime

Feb 06, 2019

In Gomez v. California (January 2019) the US District Court, E.D. California, upheld the lower court's decision to admit the incriminating statements made by the defendant who was convicted of twelve...