i.1: Called Into
Question
“In 1936, the U.S.
Supreme Court outlawed
the use of physical force
during
police interrogations…”
Brown v. Mississippi,
297 U.S. 278 (1936).
“… a factor
that shows up in at least
15 percent of wrongful
convictions…”
Gross,
Samuel R. Exonerations
In The United States 1989
Through 2003. University
of Michigan Law School,
2004.
“… to confess
to it despite having no
memory or knowledge of...
the offense.”
Leo, Richard A. “False
Confessions: Causes, Consequences
and Solutions.”
Newark: Rutgers University
Press, 2001.
“Hernandez then
falsely confessed and
was later exonerated by
DNA…”
D’Agostino,
Bill. “Police interrogation
tactics under fire.”
Palo Alto Weekly, Online
Edition, November
20, 2002.
“… specifies
when deception is appropriate.”
Inbau, Fred E., John E.
Reid, and Joseph P. Buckley.
“Criminal Interrogation
and Confessions.”
Baltimore: Williams &
Wilkins, 1986.
“…‘huge
psychological brainwashing
exercise.’”
“Widely
used police interrogation
technique can result in
false confession: Disclosure.”
CBC News, January 28,
2003.
i.2: Hard to
Relate
“The average exoneree
has spent more than twelve
years in prison.”
The Innocence Project.
2004 statistics.
“I’m not
really sure what a man
is supposed to do these
days…”
and
“…like how
to even talk to a woman.”
Wiener-Boone,
Sarah. “Reclaiming
a life from injustice,”
San Francisco Chronicle,
April 2005.
i.3: The Politics
of Apology
“But even while
shaking Johnson’s
hand, the attorney remained
convinced that Johnson’s
arrest and conviction
were warranted.”
Firestone, David. “DNA
Test Brings Freedom, 16
Years After Conviction,”
The New York Times,
June 1999.
“…prosecutors
clung to what has become
known as the ‘unindicted
co-ejaculator’ theory.”
Warden,
Rob. “Prosecutors
drop all charges against
Michael Evans and Paul
Terry.” Center on
Wrongful Convictions,
Northwestern University
College of Law, September
1, 2004.
“’If I spent
every day for the rest
of my life telling you
how sorry I am, it wouldn’t
come close to what I feel…’”
O’Neill,
Helen. “How DNA
Became the Perfect Witness,”
The Toronto Star,
September 2000.
