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By Sarena Straus, Esq.

Response to HypotheticalNicely reasoned argument in support of prosecutors using deception in limited circumstances and where it does not shock the conscience.Howard said "One caveat to the points above: some prosecutors play a closer role to police detective than others. In the Investigations Division, for example, oftentimes I was the investigator assigned. Why shouldn't I have the same tools at my disposal in my investigation of a case as a detective? Especially if there's no police detective assigned to the investigation."I think that when prosecutors are also investigators, they should be able to deceive, using the same standard as the police: it can't shock the conscience. So I can't tell someone that a loved-one is sick, and I'll allow them a visit if they'll tell me what I want to know...continue to full post

Full post as published by Prosecutor Postscript on April 25, 2007 (boomark / email).