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SENSITIVE Manl~ID: LHBSAP1 LEGAL HANDBOOK FOR SPECIAL AGENTS PAR We tee CR 1 ft 1 —_———_—___—- NNN Use of an interpreter should be considered interview with either a subject or witness when there interviewee's ability to use and understand the Englis the interviewing Agent is not qualified to use the pri of the interviewee. Confessions may be excluded from because they are given in English, without an interpre who allege at trial that they did not have a good unde English language. A garbled interview with a Governme contribute to the impeachment of that witness at trial Div: D9 **EfFEDte: 04/28/1978 MCRT#: 0 Cav: 7-10.2 Qualifications The interpreter's technical qualifications best available; his function may affect a constitutio person interviewed. The interpreter's general appear are also important inasmuch as he may be called to the principal, or only, witness to what the interviewee sa interview. **EFEDte: 04/28/1978 MCRT#: 0 Div: D9 Cav: 7-11 PLEA BARGAINING FBI personnel should not participate in pl since such negotiations are functions of the USA's Off Agent personnel involved may furnish facts to the USA' on the merits of an agreement proposed by the USA as w opinion as to whether further investigation would like case under consideration. **EfEDte: 04/28/1978 MCRT#: 0 Div: D9 Cav: 7-12 PREPARATION OF SIGNED STATEMENTS (See MAOP **Ef£FDte: 04/28/1978 MCRT#: 0 Div: D9 Cav: 7-12.1 In General ah for an is doubt of the language and cipal language federa’ court er, by subjects ratanding of the nt witness may SecCls: should be the 1 right of the ce and conduct trial as the kd during the SecCls;: ba bargaining, ice. The SAC or Office bearing 11 as an ly strengthen a SecCls: , Part II, SecClss Where possible, written statements should be taken in all cases in which any confession or admission of guilt is the confession was obtained during an electronically r interrogation session. (See LHBSA, Part 1, 7-8 (3) (e) confessions should be prepared in the first person in SENSITIVE obtained unless corded .) | Written Khe language of Printed: 08/20/2003 06:43:34 13 MET TT Page TT VIIa