Montana § 46-4-406 Purpose

Montana Statutes

§ 46-4-406 — Purpose

Montana·Title 46 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE·Ch. 4 INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES·Part 4 Custodial Interrogations -- Recording

46-4-406 . Purpose. The legislature intends to require the electronic recording of custodial interrogations in felony cases based on the finding that properly recorded interrogations:

(1)provide the best evidence of the communications that occurred during an interrogation;

(2)prevent disputes about a peace officer's conduct or treatment of a suspect during the course of an interrogation;

(3)prevent a defendant from lying about the account of events originally provided to law enforcement by the defendant;

(4)spare judges and jurors the time necessary and the need to assess which account of an interrogation to believe;

(5)enhance public confidence in the criminal process; and

(6)have been encouraged by the Montana supreme court in a written opinion of that court.

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46-4-406 . Purpose. The legislature intends to require the electronic recording of custodial interrogations in felony cases based on the finding that properly recorded interrogations:
(1) provide the best evidence of the communications that occurred during an interrogation;
(2) prevent disputes about a peace officer's conduct or treatment of a suspect during the course of an interrogation;
(3) prevent a defendant from lying about the account of events originally provided to law enforcement by the defendant;
(4) spare judges and jurors the time necessary and the need to assess which account of an interrogation to believe;
(5) enhance public confidence in the criminal process; and
(6) have been encouraged by the Montana supreme court in a written opinion of that court.

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