Sheriff v. Bessey

Rose, J., with whom Young, J., joins,

dissenting:

I dissent because the majority is providing police and prosecutors with an investigatory weapon which they have little if any need for, but which has great potential for intentional abuse and inadvertent harm and havoc.

This case sets the limits to which law enforcement can go in using deception or falsehoods to secure a confession from a *329defendant. Unfortunately, the majority sets no limits at all-permitting the police to use all manner of falsehoods and deception in attempting to secure a confession. Understanding that law enforcement needs…