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Supreme Court — Part 18

129 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Mar 31, 1971 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Supreme Court · 124 pages OCR'd
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PART IT 2. INTERVIEWS WITH WITNESSYS, SUSPECTS, AND SUBJECTS; . CONFESSIONS AND SIGNED STATEMENTS A. Policy and instructions 1. (Interviews of subjects, suspects, and witnessaos must be handled in a businesslike manner, carefully prepared, and thought- fully planned. It is imperative that all pertinent information be obtained in a minimum of time. Every effort should be made to avoid recontacts unless good judgment, common sense, and sound investi- gation make them necessary. @. Interviews with persons under arrest must be in a manner that will not unnecessarily delay their appearance before a U. 5. [ (Magistrate, ] 3, Constitutional safeguards must be borne in Mind at all times. At the befinning of an fmterview with any known subjcet of a Bureau case, or any operon under arrest or for whom arrest is ntemplated on compicti of the interview or “later, or any other person so strongly suspect that he is now to be interviewed fur a confession or admission of his own guilt in the case rather than merely as a possible source cf information, such nerson must be advised «wf the names and official identities of the interviewing Agents, the nature of the ingwirv, and must be warned of his rights . as Lusiows: on mast understand your rights. Yoa have the right to remain silent. Anythin? you say can be used against you in court, You have the right to tein ta a lawyer for aivies before we ask you any questions and to have him with you during questiorirng., If you canne+ afford = lavwver, one will be appoints for you before aay questioning if cu ’ wish, If you decide to answer questions mow without a lawyer precent, you will still have the right to sts answering 2% any time, You c1ls6 have the right to stop answering at ans tins until you talk to a lawyer. Before we ask you any questions, pav 24 The warning of rights must be followed b+ an eXpress waiver of those rights hefors interrogation can proceed to an admis:il confession or admission of guilt. A waiver will rot ba presumed simply fr: silence of the suspect or simply from th. fact a confeecsion eventually was ohtair: 4. The text of the waiver choulld read as follows: + ne lé 3-16"7e
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