Lies!

USE OF LIES TO OBTAIN THE TRUTH: THE POLICE CAN LIE TO YOU
The police can use all types of deception to try to get suspects to confess or to obtain evidence: 1) What does the //Frazier v Cupp// (1969) Supreme Court cases say about Law Enforcement using lies to obtain evidence/confessions? What about the //People v Jordan// (1993) case?

In the Frazier v Cupp case of 1986, the police took Martin Frazier into custody to question him about the possibility of him being involved in the murder of Russell Marleau. During his interrogation, the police informed him that another man have confessed and also said he was involved in the crimes. This got him to confess and that confession is what convicted him at his trial. This case says that the police may lie to you to get what they want (a confession). By manipulating your thoughts they can elicit a confession and many other things from you. In People V. Jordan the police gave the suspect the impression that if he confessed to what happened he could save a life. They lied about the health of the victim saying she was going to get better when in reality she passed away. The suspect confessed to stabbing her and was then convicted with murder unknowingly that the woman had died. This case shows that the police can give you a certain idea to make you feel comfortable in the situation and that the consequences aren’t as bad as they in reality are.

2) What does the //in re D.A.S.// Appeals case (1978) say about Law Enforcement fabricating (making up) evidence to get information?

In the re D.A.S. Appeals case of 1978 police pretended that they had fingerprints that were connected to a robbery and the defendant was told his fingerprints matched, leading him to confess to the crime. It says that confessions are not invalid even if they are obtained by lies that the police make up. It is only invalid if the lie is combined with other factors coercing the suspect to confess.