Replies

That is in court, that is not for a deposition or a confession. Plus, neither of us know whether the reporter also had recorder in court that you just didn't see.

Actually, it was for depositions, as well as questioning of suspects that may have led to confessions. There was no tape, so as not to reveal the identities of grand jurors who asked questions.

no video or audio? besides you are mixing two things: a defendant confessing, and witness that needs to be protected. those are not in the same category.

Here is my basis, for the last 6 years, every depo I have gone to they record, digitally, oro on tape. In the last 3 years, they have provided a digital recording on CD-ROM, the depo having been recorded on an audio digital tape recorder.

Every confession that is admitted to trial has either been recorded in audio or video.

I have raised substantive points, such as proximity of the confession to the event (the closer the confession, the more reliable), etc.