Only rarely is a faulty search warrant suppressed in pretrial motions. Prosecutors also usually escape the consequences of their misdeeds. But the ordinary citizen gets slammed for identical behavior, as do defendants. The cops, prosecutors and incompetent defense lawyers usually walk away with their feathers intact. The book indicates that reporters covering cops and courts need to be wary of confessions.
Few reporters know that many police receive formal interrogation training.
One of the most bizarre cases of false confessions occurred in Portland, Oregon. She had been strangled, and the rope was still around her neck. Soon, the lead investigator in the case, Detective Alan Corson of the Oregon State Police, had a suspect. His name was John A. Sosnovski, an alcoholic who has been in trouble with the law. At first, Pavlinac's accusations that Sosnovski was involved in Bennett's murder didn't hold water.