Tuesday, December 27, 2011

How law enforcement forces confessions to alleged crimes the confessors didn't commit

http://www.indystar.com/usatoday/article/52236364?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CIndyStar.com%7Cp

1 comment:

Mjolinir said...

The 1970s Yorkshire, UK, case of Steven Kiszko (sometimes described as "the worst miscarriage of justice of all time.") hinged on malicious false claims of indecency, and the same sort of coercion. Medical evidence available to Police at the time (but never given to defence or the Court) was conclusive that he couldn't have carried out the sexual acts involved

Worse still was that- because he refused to 'admit to' the killing he hadn't committed - the law didn't allow him to be considered for parole

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lesley_Molseed