“Ask any experienced prosecutors or criminal defense attorneys, and they will all tell you the same thing: after a police officer arrests… — James Duane Criminal defense Copy Share Image
“And that is just the list of federal criminal statutes; the states have an even greater number of crimes on the books.” — James Duane Books Copy Share Image
“Ruth Bader Ginsburg sensibly complained years ago about this very same statute and voiced her grave concern over what she called “the… — James Duane Years ago Copy Share Image
“been largely left in the hands of the lower courts, they have been so severely watered down that police officers can lie… — James Duane Police officers Copy Share Image
“And as we’ve seen, a jury can be persuaded that you lied about something when in fact you actually told the truth.… — James Duane Lied Copy Share Image
“Even innocent criminal suspects, when they are a little bit nervous, can say things that they did not mean to say—as we… — James Duane Suspects Copy Share Image
“The bottom line is plain: you cannot safely trust a single word that you hear from the mouth of a police officer… — James Duane Bottom line Copy Share Image
“All he needs to do is respectfully tell the police that he will not answer any questions and that he would like… — James Duane Officers Copy Share Image
“and they can be prosecuted or sued if they are caught using intentional deception to defraud you into giving up a mere… — James Duane Constitutional rights Copy Share Image
“Another federal law makes it a felony for any person “knowingly to deliver or cause to be delivered for transmission through the… — James Duane Business Copy Share Image
“One federal law makes it a crime “to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase any fish or wildlife or plant… — James Duane Five years Copy Share Image
“The other party to the conversation—the police officer—is also human, just like you, and he or she can make mistakes as well.… — James Duane Failure Copy Share Image
“That was the same case in which the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously concluded that, if they adhered to the… — James Duane Children Copy Share Image
“One of the worst forms of deception involves implied promises that statements will not be used against the suspects, or that they… — James Duane Innocent person Copy Share Image
“the Supreme Court wrote that “evidence of silence at the time of arrest” generally does not tell us very much about guilt… — James Duane Fifth amendment Copy Share Image