The Fall of the Confession Era

Bilz, Kenworthey

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The Fall of the Confession Era

Kenworthey Bilz

University of Illinois College of Law

August 8, 2008

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 96, p. 367, 2005

Abstract:
This book review-essay of Solan & Tiersma's SPEAKING OF CRIME argues that with the advent of new technologies such as improvements in DNA identification, fMRI 'lie detector' tests, and the like, courts will rely less and less on confessions altogether, rendering obsolete much of the doctrine that currently surrounds linguistic interpretation (and other markers) of consent and coercion.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 18

Keywords: confessions, self-incrimination, linguistics, scientific evidence, forensic evidence

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Date posted: August 10, 2008

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Bilz, Kenworthey, The Fall of the Confession Era (August 8, 2008). Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 96, p. 367, 2005. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1212962

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Kenworthey Bilz (Contact Author)

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Champaign, IL 61820
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