bunnyphoenix1
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I dont know about anyone else but I have a lot of questions about law and procedure.Can our legal eagles help?
1. Why are there so many interviews where LE has spoken off tape first, and metioned things that they dont want on tape. Shouldnt it all be recorded? Is it normal procedure to have a casual chat detailing all events, and only recording certain parts of that info?
2.Would the issues discussed in the chat, and not recorded be included in a statement that we havent yet seen? would there be any official record of the statements made, or is it good enough that the officer heard it?
3. Are the FBI and OSCO seperate entities? I kept hearing about the hairbrush issue and people saying CA lied to a fedral officier, but from what i understand she gave the items to OSCO, not FBI. so does this mean that once FBI are involved anything said to OSCO becomes a fedral issue?
4. Does OSCO share all of their information regarding the case with FBI, and vice versa? For example if a witness contacted FBI and spoke with them, would they share that with OSCO?
5. I know that LE can legally lie to a suspect to try to get to the truth, but can they legally do the same with a witness? what are the boundaries of this?
6.If a statement or other document is not signed, or has errors is it admissable in court?
(ETA) 7. why would the case have been referred to the sex crimes unit?
OK, i have heaps of other questions, but thats probably enough for now.
TIA to anyone answering my questions.:blowkiss:
Re #2, where I come from, when interviewing a suspect, you would basically be required to record the entire interview for it to be admissible in court, unless you can show good reason why that was not done. If you have pre-interview discussions, eg organizing interpreter etc, you would makes notes of those discussions and seek to have the person adopt those statements during the course of the electronically recorded interview. Re a witness, the procedure is not the same and the recording need not be made. But I would expect police to keep notes of all conversations with any witness, and I would subpoena all their notes etc.