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To what extent can US police lie to a suspect?
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For the most part, U.S. police are allowed to lie to suspects to obtain information, even if they are not undercover. This goes pretty far although the exact boundaries are a matter of ...
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To what extent can US police lie to a suspect?
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Any confession made subsequent to those lies is at risk of being inadmissible. However, no particular lie, taken out of context, necessarily leads to a confession being rendered inadmissible. ...
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Where does the idiomatic term “caution+3” come from?
See https://www.hja.net/expert-comments/blog/general-crime/what-to-do-if-contacted-by-the-police-for-an-interview-under-caution/
The reason it is called a caution plus 3 interview is because at the ...
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