Hennepin County Attorney’s Office introducing internal policy to reduce risk of false confessions, protect children’s constitutional rights

Dec 18, 2025

Hennepin County Attorney’s Office introducing internal policy to reduce risk of false confessions, protect children’s constitutional rights

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced a new internal policy that...

May Canadian Column: Right to Counsel: making a

Jun 01, 2007

I. The issue: split interrogation
On May 8, 2007, the Ontario Court of Appeal released a decision in R.v. Lewis (2007) that will be explain in a three-part series. The central...

New! - PoliceLink.com Partnership

May 05, 2007

As part of our continued commitment to officer safety and career advancement, John E. Reid & Associates has partnered with PoliceLink.com, the nation's law enforcement community, to provide training articles for all...

TV Station Does Story on Reid Seminar

Apr 26, 2007

'The Reid Technique of Investigative Interviewing for Child Abuse Investigations'

9-news in Syracuse NY reports how local police attend Reid training to step up their efforts to protect children after a music teacher...

When a custodial suspect says, 'I don't want to give up any right, though, if I don't got no lawyer.' must the interrogator stop?

Apr 26, 2007

In the case of State v. Gobert, the Texas Court of Appeals upheld the trial court's conclusion that this was an unequivocal invocation of the right to counsel:

"At issue is...

Subject Interview Sheets now available for Reid Institute Members

Apr 25, 2007

As a member of the Reid Institute you can download a copy of our Subject Interview Sheet as often as you need to at no charge.

Continued exhortations to tell the truth and references to religious beliefs do not render a confession inadmissible

Apr 21, 2007

In the case of State v. Blank, the Supreme Court of Louisiana relied on the videotape of the interrogation to uphold the admissibility of a confession the defendant claimed was coerced as...

Offer to work with police in exchange for favorable recommendation to prosecutor upheld

Apr 18, 2007

In the case of State v. Moore, the Washington Court of Appeals ruled that:

"Here, the trial court found that the offer to Moore (to work with the police in exchange for a...

Reminder to Reid Institute Members - New Canadian Law Column, April 2007

Apr 01, 2007

Available Reid Institute Members be sure to log on to the Members site and the Member's What's New column for "The level playing field": Admissible Inducement confession R.v. Spencer (2007) S.C.C...

Court Clarifies an Ambiguous Request for an Attorney

Mar 30, 2007

In the case Davis v. State, decided March 23, 2007 by the Texas Court of Appeals, the court examined the issue as to whether or not the defendant made an unambiguous request...

The Value of Video Recording an Interrogation

Mar 30, 2007

Here are three new cases that illustrate the value of recording an interrogation so that the court can effectively evaluate the claims made by a defendant on appeal:

In State v...

New Reid On-Line Product

Mar 18, 2007

To help investigators develop their interviewing and interrogation skills we have made all 5 of our audio training programs available on line (a $330 value) for an annual subscription fee of $65...

Georgia Supreme Court finds testimony on false confession theory not reliable

Mar 18, 2007

In the case of Crawford v State, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to allow expert testimony on the false confession...

Court of Appeals attempts to clarify what constitutes an implied promise of leniency

Mar 18, 2007

In the case of†State v Copley the Ohio†Court of Appeals ruled that the interrogator's statements to the†defendant that jail is not for everybody, that everybody deserves a second chance, and that counseling...

Trial Court's decision to refuse to allow defense expert to testify on the credibility of defendant's confession upheld

Mar 18, 2007

In the case of Flowers v State the Supreme Court of Arkansas upheld the admissibility of the defendant's confession, even though he claimed an IQ of 57-62, and upheld the trial court's...

US District Court upholds admissibility of incriminating statements†even though subterfuge was used as to the purpose of the interview

Mar 18, 2007

In the case of US v Rosen the US District Court, E.D. Virginia found that the incriminating statements made by the defendants were admissible even though the investigators misrepresented the reason for...

Reminder to Reid Institute Members - New Canadian Law Column, March 2007 Available

Mar 09, 2007

Reid Institute Members be sure to log on to the Members site and the Member's What's New column for False Reality - False Confessions R. v. Osmar (2007) (Ont. C.A.)

New Seminar: Investigating Computer Facilitated Crimes Against Children

Mar 01, 2007

The Internet has become the new schoolyard for child molesters seeking girls or boys to victimize. For 2007, Robert Hugh Farley presents an intensive training seminar that illustrates the growing problem of...

Does house arrest constitute custody for Miranda purposes?

Feb 27, 2007

In the case U.S. v Cano, Slip Copy, 2007 WL 496704, W.D.N.C., 2007 the United States District Court, North Carolina ruled that house arrest with electronic monitoring is not per se "custody"...

What constitutes a promise of leniency?

Feb 26, 2007

In a recent case, U.S. v Kasey, the US District Court D. Arizona examined the issue of what statements constitute a promise of leniency that would render a confession inadmissible. They found...

Supreme Court of California Upholds the Baiting Technique

Feb 18, 2007

In People v. Smith, the interrogating officers administered to the defendant a "Neutron Proton Negligence Intelligence Test" that pruportedly showed that the defendant had recently fired a gun. On appeal the defendant...