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Kansas House bill influenced by Floyd Bledsoe case to require videotaped interrogations

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Legislation introduced Tuesday, inspired in part by the exoneration of Floyd Bledsoe last December, would require law enforcement agencies to videotape interrogations of murder defendants in Kansas.

Rep. Ramon Gonzalez, R-Perry, introduced House Bill 2593 to mandate recorded interrogations of suspects arrested in connection with capital murder, first-degree murder and second-degree murder.

“In any major crime, you probably should have a recorded interview,” he said.


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