Exam 11: Confessions and Pretrial Identification Procedures

In a coercive setting,delaying Miranda warnings to elicit a confession is

A witness can be compelled to testify in all court proceedings except when

The right to confront one's accuser is contained in the Sixth Amendment.

Defense counsel needs to be present at identification to preserve the defendant's constitutional right to

Miranda is a straitjacket in many prosecutions because confessions are often a key to convictions.

Why is the right against self-incrimination so important?

Eyewitness identification of criminals is extremely reliable.

Summarize the decision in Chavez v.Martinez.

A paid informant may be used to elicit a confession from a defendant as long as the informant is not a police officer.

Incriminating evidence in documents can generally be compelled if

List five main points of the Miranda decision.

The decision in Miranda has

To help prevent challenges to confessions,some police departments are videotaping interrogations.

Presence of counsel is required at

A person who makes aFalse statement to police to keep from incriminating herself is constitutionally protected from subsequent prosecution for obstruction of justice.

An insufficient translation of Miranda warnings for a non-English-speaking suspect is irrelevant.

Define immunity,use immunity,and transactional immunity.

A subpoena duces tecum can be used to secure

Improperly obtained confessions are barred from use at trial by the

Requiring the following is a violation of the Fifth Amendment: