The police are questioning stuart and they tell him that they have a witness who saw him outside the victimõs apartment. this is not true; they have no such witness. are the police allowed to use a trick like this when they are trying to get a confession?

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Garrett

28 September, 10:44

The police are questioning stuart and they tell him that they have a witness who saw him outside the victimõs apartment. this is not true; they have no such witness. are the police allowed to use a trick like this when they are trying to get a confession?

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Jaime Ross · Answer 1

Yes, they're allowed to use tricks like that to get a confession.

United States' legal system allow police officers to lie about having a witness when they're conducting an investigation in order to open an opportunity for a bargain. What they're not allowed to do is lying about the punishment that could be charged to the suspect.