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Can lies be turned on and off?

By Marks & Katz, LLC

 Bill of Rights (From public domain.) Once a liar always a liar? How many jurors except cops from that maxim when the cop's lie is designed to elicit a confession to a crime? Last week, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals affirmed a conviction following a most egregious police lie to obtain a confession, but warned that the police tactics presented a close call. Brisbon and Wonson v. U.S., _ A.2d. _ (D.C. Oct. 9, 2008). After a killing following shooter(s) firing into a crowd of people, police arrested Ronald Brisbon in neighboring Prince George's County, Maryland, obtained his agreement to be driven to the District of Columbia on his open arrest warrant for the case (rather than contesting extradition), and engaged in idle chatter while providing him a hamburger and driving him to the District of Columbia...continue to full post

Full post as published by Underdog on October 14, 2008 (boomark / email).