Litigation
Jul. 24, 2014
Defense attorneys say government's videotaped interrogation policy falls short
Beginning this month, Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole directed agents with the FBI and other agencies to turn on a camera during an interrogation after a suspect has been arrested or is in a detention center, among other things.
The Justice Department's announcement in May requesting federal law enforcement agents videotape their interrogations came after years of urging from the defense bar. But some criminal defense attorneys say the new policy doesn't go far enough. And attorneys who handle white collar work believe the policy will hardly impact their cases, and is a bigger deal for street or violent crimes, such as hom...
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