SOCI 327 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Guy Paul Morin, Informant, Voir Dire
24 Mar 2016
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Police can choose to lay an information against a suspect. Justice of the peace will determine whether the case has been properly laid out. If so, an arrest/summons may be issued: tradition that the criminal justice system cannot proceed until a judicial officer is satisfied that a case exits against the accused. Custodial interrogation: every canadian has the right to life, liberty and security (charter, once arrested, the accused may choose to remain silent or answer questions, main goal of an interrogation is to solicit a confession. Confession is a important piece of evidence. Voluntary are readily admitted into court as evidence. Suspects encouraged to think positively of interrogators. Infer that rights are unimportant, victims of crime are more important important. Jailhouse interrogations: number of inquiries into wrongful convictions, guy paul morin, thomas sophenow. Usually awaiting trial of another case, provide evidence in return for some benefit. 20% of wrongful convictions involved a jailhouse informant.
