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Constitutional Confessions: In Favor of a "Loewy Plus' Approach
Texas Tech Law Review (2019)
  • Tracy Pearl, University of Oklahoma College of Law
Abstract
Professor Arnold Loewy famously argues that, given the failings of Fifth Amendment jurisprudence, the Sixth Amendment right to counsel should attach at interrogation rather than at the onset of adversarial proceedings. His proposal is wise and should be adopted. However, given the failure of the Court's ruling in Miranda v. Arizona to reduce psychological coercion during custodial interrogations, several additional reforms are needed. Namely, it should be significantly more difficult for suspects to waive their right to counsel during interrogation, all custodial interrogations should be recorded, and particularly coercive interrogation techniques – like lying about evidence – should be banned.
Keywords
  • right to counsel,
  • interrogations,
  • Miranda v. Arizona,
  • Sixth Amendment,
  • Fifth Amendment,
  • confessions,
  • false confessions
Publication Date
Fall 2019
Citation Information
Tracy Pearl. "Constitutional Confessions: In Favor of a "Loewy Plus' Approach" Texas Tech Law Review Vol. 52 Iss. 1 (2019) p. 47
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/tracy-pearl/1/