Court admonishes investigator for not following Reid guidelines

Nov 11, 2015

In this case the Appeals court pointed out several prescribed Reid procedures that were not followed by the investigator, resulting in a confession that was found to be involuntary:

A...

Legal Updates for Summer 2015

Aug 01, 2015

The Legal Updates Summer 2015 column contains cases which address the following issues:Court admonishes investigator for not following Reid guidelines Value of video recording interrogation to determine competency to waive rights10-year-old can...

Legal Updates for Spring 2015

Jun 01, 2015

The Legal Updates Spring 2015 column contains cases which address the following issues:Court rules that a minimal understanding of Miranda rights is sufficient to make a knowing and intelligent waiverCourt excludes the...

Legal Updates for Winter 2015

Mar 18, 2015

The Legal Updates Winter 2015 column contains cases which address the following issues:Court did not allow David Mantell to testify as an expert on false confessionsDefendant was not denied effective assistance due...

Legal Updates Fall 2014

Dec 03, 2014

The Legal Updates Fall 2014 column contains cases which address the following issues: Court allows surreptitious video recording of incriminating statement into evidenceCourt rules that Dr. Shawn Roberson would not be allowed...

Legal Updates Summer 2014

Sep 30, 2014

Legal Updates Summer 2014 The Legal Updates Summer 2014 column contains cases which address the following issues: Investigator's statement that felony murder would receive a lesser sentence than premeditated murder did not...

Legal Updates Spring 2014

Jun 02, 2014

The Legal Updates Spring 2014 column contains cases which address the following issues:Defendant is entitled to discovery of evidence relating to officer's alleged propensity to obtain confessions through coercive conductStandard questions that...

Court confirms that The Reid Technique consists of proper interrogation procedures

Apr 23, 2014

In US v. Jacques (March 2014) the US Court of Appeals, First Circuit, upheld the lower court's opinion that a confession obtained by interrogators using elements of the Reid technique was voluntary...

Legal Updates Winter 2014

Mar 13, 2014

In the Legal Updates Winter 2014 contains cases which address the following issues:Expert testimony on witness credibility excludedConfession suppressed because suspect was advised that no matter how many robberies she committed all...

Legal Updates Fall 2013

Jan 21, 2014

The Legal Updates Fall 2013 contain cases which address the following issues:Statement the defendant would be taken home if he was honest did not require exclusion of the statementCourt expresses concerns interrogation...

Legal Updates Summer 2013

Sep 11, 2013

The Legal Updates Summer 2013 contain cases which address the following issues: Witness Credibility Statementís such as ìpeople who were honest with the police would be helped differently than those who lied...

Legal Updates Spring 2013

Jul 26, 2013

In our Legal Updates Spring 2013 column we feature cases that address the following issues: Counsel was not ineffective for failing to present testimony of false confession expertMilitary Appeals Court upholds decision...

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...