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The United States v. Scheffer ruling came, as legal writer Joan Biskupic noted in the Washington Post, "at a time when polygraph machines are increasingly being used outside the courtroom" — and inside as well. Prosecutors were using polygraph results "to extract confessions from suspects," Biskupic observed, and defense lawyers were using ...
A video shared on X claims to show a police officer throwing a plastic bag into a motorist’s car. Verdict: Unsubstantiated The video shows the police officer throwing a plastic bag that was ...
The law divides wiretapping into two categories, recording conversations (audio) and recording actions (photos and videos). Conversations in private places are banned from third party audio recording and a member of a conversation can covertly record the conversation without the consent of others.
U.S. states that authorize police [1] to lawfully order people whom they reasonably suspect of committing a crime to state their name. If there is not reasonable suspicion that a person has committed a crime, is committing a crime, or is about to commit a crime, the person is not required to identify himself or herself, even in these states.
A polygraph test may take center stage at an upcoming sentencing hearing for Alex Murdaugh for his federal financial crimes on Monday, April 1, in Charleston. Murdaugh’s lawyers deny he lied on ...
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An additional eleven states are considering similar legislation, and many other states have similar provisions written into their contracts with police unions. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Critics say that the LEOBR makes it impossible to discipline or remove bad officers, such as after they have been convicted of felonies in the courts.
A few hours after police interviewed the McMichaels and sent them home, a Glynn County investigator called Arbery’s mother to tell her that her 25-year-old son was dead.