Buy term paper on Interrogations techniques case: Cold Case Interrogation

Cold case investigation is when a new evidence (for example, fingerprints, new witnesses, DNA evidence, etc.), appears in old case. I should note that latest investigative technologies have increased chances for solving cold cases dramatically.
It often happens that the new suspect in the cold case is currently serving time n the custody.
As an example of the case where significant information was gained through the interview process I would like to suggest a 1993 cold case interrogation called U.S. v. Green.
Rutledg gives us a description of this case. “Lowell Green was arrested for drugs and invoked his Miranda right to counsel. He was tried, convicted, and sentenced to incarceration without having been released. After three months, different officers investigating an unrelated murder visited Green in jail and obtained a Miranda waiver and a confession.” (Rutledg, Web).
The interrogation was made with usage of Miranda warning, which is an obligatory condition for such cases. It means that before any interview suspects should be receive information about constitutional rights.
Unfortunately, later “at his murder trial, Green suppressed his confession, on grounds that the officers’ questioning violated the Edwards-Roberson-Minnick rule prohibiting any subsequent questioning after a suspect in continuous custody has invoked his right to counsel under Miranda.” (Rutledg, Web)buy term paper
“An appeal was taken to the U.S. Supreme Court, but while the case was pending, Green died in custody. The court dismissed the case as moot, and it has never taken another case to test whether the Minnick ruling indefinitely prevents police-initiated interrogation of a suspect who has remained in continuous custody since.” (Rutledg, Web).
In my opinion, the case wasn’t handled correctly, as there was a need in a presence of Green’s advising counsel, because Green has invoked his right to counsel under Miranda.
The only thing that could be done differently was an invitation Green’s counsel for staying during interrogation process.
Two interrogation techniques were used in Greens case: “appealing to the suspect’s conscience” and “identifying contradictions in the suspect’s denial of involvement”.
Nowadays, it’s really hard to re-interrogate a suspect already serving his time in custody. Officer that is working on cold-case and deciding to interview a prisoner must first check the arrest reports of the prisoner’s current case. He needs to know if a suspect in the custody has already “has invoked his right to counsel when Mirandized”. (Rutledg, Web).
There are two issues that create confusion for the detectives in the process of re-interrogation: the Sixth Amendment and Miranda.
The Sixth Amendment actually is not a main problem. “If the suspect has an attorney on his prior case, there will be no violation by police interrogations relating to an uncharged cold case.” (Rutledg, Web). Unfortunately, Miranda set of rules is far more complicated.

 
Works cited

Bergevin, Dan, “Interview and Interrogation Techniques”, Security Management, Vol. 51, February 2007, Print
Leo, Richard. “Inside the Interrogation Room” Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology”, Vol. 86, 1996, Print
Rutledg, Devallis. “Cold Case Interrogations”, from March 01, 2007 .
Wahlquis, John, “Enhancing Interrogation: Advancing a New Agenda”, Parameters, Vol. 39, 2009, Print