Hessick on KTVK-TV

11/21/2008

Hessick and students on KTVK-TV
     
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  Carissa Byrne Hessick
Professor Carissa Byrne Hessick and some of the students in her Criminal Procedure course were interviewed and filmed on Wednesday, Nov. 19, by a reporter and videographer from KTVK-TV.
     In a segment airing that night, reporter Tyler Baldwin talked about discussions law students are having about the recent arrest of an 8-year-old-boy who was interrogated by police and charged with the murder of his father and another man at his home in St. Johns. The boy initially was brought in as a victim, but according to media reports, the boy confessed after a lengthy questioning, without a parent or attorney in the room.
     "Show of hands: who thinks that voluntariness might be a problem?" Hessick asked her students, referring to boy's alleged confession. All of Hessick's students raised their hands.
     "The students in this class have been very interested in this case," she said.
    To watch the report, click here.

 
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