Prosecutors, Defense in Mo. Find Common Ground On Taping Interrogations

Missouri Lawyers Media › September 14, 2009

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Under a little-noticed provision of the sweeping crime bill the Legislature passed on the last day of the session, police departments across the state are required to record custodial interrogations of arrested suspects.

Missouri prosecutors crafted the measure, which applies only to police interrogations of people suspected of dangerous felonies such as rape, murder and assault.

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Prosecutors, Defense in Mo. Find Common Ground On Taping Interrogations

Defense attorneys support the general idea behind the law: Video and audio recordings increase the transparency of interrogations and the information elicited by police questioning.

"It's hard to agree with prosecutors on something that affects the criminal justice system, but ...

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