First District Holds Reid Techniques Rendered Youth’s Confession Involuntary

In a published opinion in In re Elias V., A140263, the First District held that the ubiquitous Inbau and Reid techniques of “maximization” and “minimization,” as applied to the 13-year-old interrogated at school, rendered his confession involuntary.

This lengthy (36 page) scholarly opinion, critical of these techniques because it is now well established that …

USC PJCP & PJDC Will Co-Host A Juvenile LWOP Sentencing Forum, Friday, June 6, USC

The USC Post-Conviction Justice Project and PJDC will be co-sponsoring a Juvenile LWOP Sentencing Forum to discuss sentencing hearings for juvenile offenders under Penal Code 190.5 after Guttierez and SB 9 Amendments to Penal Code 1170(d)(2). It will be an all-day event on Friday, June 19, 2015, from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm at the …