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Question for attorneys who have seen jailhouse phone calls used
Posted on 2/1/14 at 11:02 am
Posted on 2/1/14 at 11:02 am
Every now and then you see a DA request to get copies of an inmate's phone conversations from jail, as is the case with the Aaron Hernandez case today.
I assume criminals have incriminated themselves before in these phone conversations. How is that possible with them knowing they're being listened to and recorded. Is there something other than blatant confessions that you listen for?
I assume criminals have incriminated themselves before in these phone conversations. How is that possible with them knowing they're being listened to and recorded. Is there something other than blatant confessions that you listen for?
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Posted on 2/1/14 at 11:44 am to Stacked
People just like to talk which is the same reason why they may give a confession after being read their rights. They'll sometimes say things on the phone or to other inmates at jail where they are housed and this information can be used in their case. Even if they are not giving a full blown confession they may reveal tidbits about their case in these conversations that are incriminating and useful for prosecution of the case.
Posted on 2/1/14 at 12:04 pm to Litigator
If these guys were bright they wouldn't be in jail in the first place. These kind of cases happen all the time in our county. There's a guy here gonna get convicted because he was talking about gang-related retaliatory shootings on the jail phone. Imbecile.
Posted on 2/1/14 at 12:26 pm to SoFla Tideroller
True; they generally don't exercise very good judgment.
Posted on 2/1/14 at 4:54 pm to Stacked
A lot of time the DA just wants to know who they are talking to. Gives them more people to question etc
Posted on 2/1/14 at 5:40 pm to Agforlife
What Ag said.
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