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Jury Rejects Richard Ofshe Testimony in Employee Theft Prosecution
Mar 29, 2005
In the case The People v. Amy Marie Garvin, Court of Appeal, Sixth District, California. Feb. 10, 2005 the defense offered expert testimony from Dr. Richard Ofshe who testified that "a poorly...
Massachusetts Supreme Court Decision Provides for Special Jury Instruction When Interrogation is not Videotaped - Discusses Use of Trickery and Deceit
Mar 14, 2005
In the case of Com. v. DiGiambattista, 813 N.E.2d 516 (2004), the Massachusetts Supreme Court stated that "... when the prosecution introduces evidence of a defendant's confession or statement that is the...
Report on the Electronic Recording of Police Interrogations from the ABA and the New York County Lawyers' Association
Jan 27, 2005
A joint report by the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section and the New York County Lawyers' Association on the electronic recording of police interrogations has been published.
New Jersey Attorney General Makes Policy Statement on Electronically Recording Confessions in Criminal Cases
Jan 25, 2005
In January, 2005 the New Jersey Attorney General, Peter Harvey, "expanded and made permanent a policy directing departments and prosecutors to electronically record confessions in criminal cases."