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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. INTERVIOUS WITT WITHOSSES, SUSPECTS, AND SULJECTS; . CONPESSIOGNS AND. SECNED STAT&MENTS A. Policy and instructions 1. Iuterviews of subjects, suspects, and witnesses must be handled in a businesslike manner, carefully prepared, and thovght- fully planned. At is imperative that all pertinent information be obtaiucd in a minimum of time. Every effort crhould be Made to avoid recontacts unless good judgment, cemmon sense, and souni investi- fation mako thom necessary. 2. Interviews with persons under arrest must be in a manner that will not unnecessarily delay their appearance before a U. 5S, { (Magistrate, } 3, Constitutional safeguards must be borne in mind at all times. At the beginning of an duterview with any inown subject if a Tureau case, or any person under arrast or for whom arrest is contemplated on completion of the interview or later, or any other person so strongly suspect that he is now to be intervicued for 4 confession or admission of his own guilt in the case rather than merely as a possible snure? of infernation, such person must be aivised ef the manes an@ officisl identities of the interviewine Agents, the nature of the ing@sirs, ard must be warned of hir rights ae follows: . Before we ask you anv questions, you must understand your rights. You have the right to remain silent, Anything you say can be used against you in court. You have the right 19 talk to a lawyer fer szdvice before we ask you auy questions and te have him witth you during gueStioning, If you cannct afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you before any questioning if yeu , with, If you decide to answer questions now witnout a lawyer present, you will still have the right te ston answering atoany time, You alse have Pe oe a a aw oo = a a a ag aa. BRE Plpnt VO ELOP 4aANSiWterung atl ety tliat wntil you talk te a lawyer. fhe warning of rights must be followed Ly an eXpress waiver cf those rights befor: interrofation can proeced to an admicrible confession or admission of fuilt., A valid waiver will not be presumed sitply from the = silenec of the suspect or siinely from the Tuct a confession cventually was cuteine. The text or tha waiver should read at Tollcvws: }2 zal Oe fe
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