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True and Untrue Confessions

By Dr. Michael Blankenship

The New York State Legislature should revive and pass a bill that would require videotaping of questioning in felony cases, and Gov. Eliot Spitzer should sign it into law. read more | digg storyThis reform, among others, is needed across the country, not just in New York. We continue to hear of cases where police misconduct played a major role in coercing confessions that led to wrongful convictions. Confidence in the police and in the subsequent legal proceedings would be greatly enhanced if video recording was a requirement. Such as measure would protect the police and the suspect.Many individuals might not support this measure. To do so is to ignore the lessons of the past and the growing discontent with police and prosecutorial misconduct...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Justice Gambit on January 12, 2008 (boomark / email).