“The most recent and comprehensive investigation, which took a careful look at 250 prisoners exonerated by DNA evidence, found that 16 percent of them made what’s called a false confession: admitting their commission of a crime that they did not… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“And after Salinas, as we have seen, that means that you cannot simply remain mute in the face of police questioning, but rather must… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“Memorize these two questions so you will not be tempted to answer any others: Who are you? What are you doing right here,… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“If you give the police information that turns out to be inaccurate, and the police mistakenly believe that you were lying to them on… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“As we can see from all these cases, a promise from the police to give you “help” is the most useless and worthless promise… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“In every one of these cases, the police ignored the suspect’s tentative and mealymouthed expressions of interest in a lawyer, persisted in their questioning,… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“Because of the matrix of rampant horrors often described as overcriminalization, it is no longer possible for you to rely on your own conscience… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“The Supreme Court justices are able to decide fewer than 1 percent of all the appeals” — James Duane Copy Share Image
“I told her to send the agent a letter, explaining that she would be happy to consider answering any questions he might have, but… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“If you simply say nothing in the face of police questions, unless you are in custody and under arrest, your silence can and will… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“Instead mention your Sixth Amendment right to a lawyer, and tell the police that you want a lawyer. Is that honest? Not entirely, because… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“Miranda warnings, written by the Supreme Court a long time ago, which require arresting officers to advise the suspect that, among other things, “anything… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“powerful phenomenon that psychologists call confirmation bias. This means that after they have come to a conclusion, especially if it is a conclusion that… — James Duane Copy Share Image
