"If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being." ~ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The federal government has lost count of the number of federal crimes. It is a crime to be in possession of a certain type of lobster.
Speaking to the police cannot help you. What you say can, famously, “be used against you,” but IT CANNOT BE USED TO HELP YOU. If something you tell police is demonstrative of your innocence, it is legally hearsay.
No rush to plead guilty.
25% of convicts exonerated by DNA evidence had made incriminating statements to police.
Even perfectly innocent people can make small missteps when under interrogation.
Even if you only tell truthful and innocent information, it can still be used against you.
Ohio v. Reiner. “Truthful responses of an innocent witness . . . may provide the government with incriminating evidence.”
Police might misremember something you said during a several-hour interrogation.
This entry was posted on Monday, September 14th, 2009 at 4:40 am and is filed under Constitution.
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