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Articles From John Gleason

Concerns about voluntariness and reliability of juvenile confessions led to new law on recording By John Gleason Child Law, July 2005 Section 5-401.5 of the Juvenile Court Act encourages, and in a sense requires, police and prosecutors to audiotape or videotape their custodial interrogations of juveniles in homicide and sex-crime cases.
New law encourages electronic recording of custodial interrogations of juveniles By John Gleason Child Law, July 2005 Beginning July 18, 2005, police and prosecutors will need to make an electronic recording of their custodial interrogation of a juvenile, if they want to ensure that evidence of the juvenile's statements will be admissible to establish guilt at a trial or delinquency hearing.
Supreme Court stresses “objective” nature of Miranda custody test: Young defendants suffer setback, but they have grounds for hope in Illinois By John Gleason Criminal Justice, January 2005 In a federal habeas corpus case, the United States Supreme Court has held that state courts reasonably apply its precedents when they decline to include a defendant's age among the factors relevant to whether the defendant was "in custody" for purposes of Miranda v. Arizona.
Stricter construction of Confrontation Clause may limit state’s use of hearsay at trial: An analysis of Crawford v. Washington By John Gleason Criminal Justice, June 2004 On March 8, 2004, the United States Supreme Court decided Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. ___, 124 S.Ct. 1354, 158 L.Ed.2d 177 (2004).

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