MCLE ThisWeek Podcast

A Suspect's Rights During Police Interrogations

Episode Summary

What are a suspect’s rights during a police interrogation? Jason Y. Chan and John B. Seed of Seed, Chan & Associates LLC in Brighton break down all of the Fifth Amendment issues in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 10/15/2020 program: How to Advise Clients on 5th Amendment Issues.

Episode Notes

What are a suspect’s rights during a police interrogation? Jason Y. Chan and John B. Seed of Seed, Chan & Associates LLC in Brighton break down all of the Fifth Amendment issues in this podcast, excerpted from MCLE’s 10/15/2020 program: How to Advise Clients on 5th Amendment Issues. The full program is available as an on demand webcast or an MP3 here. Get 24/7 instant access to hundreds of related eLectures like this one—and more—with a subscription to the MCLE OnlinePass. Learn more at www.mcle.org/onlinepass.

About the Speakers:

JASON Y. CHAN is a partner at Seed, Chan & Associates LLC in Brighton where, along with attorney John Seed, he specializes in felony cases including human trafficking, drug trafficking, firearm charges, sexual assault, assault and battery, and other types of criminal charges. He works on cases in Worcester, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Middlesex counties. Mr. Chan graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern University with a bachelor of arts in political science and psychology. He then went on to attend the New England School of Law where he served as editor-in-chief for the New England Journal of International and Comparative Law. Mr. Chan also had his comparative paper published in the spring 2007 edition of the journal. He is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in Massachusetts.

JOHN B. SEED is a partner at Seed, Chan & Associates LLC in Brighton. He has been practicing criminal law in Massachusetts for his entire career, and previously served as a Suffolk County assistant district attorney supervising the Brighton District Court. He takes pride in giving every one of his clients the same intense focus to details, no matter the charge the client is facing. Mr. Seed handles cases in Suffolk, Plymouth, and Bristol counties, as well as the Cape and Islands. His years of training and courtroom experience in the areas of criminal law and OUI law have provided him with a unique skill set. Those skills, when combined with his hardworking and determined attitude, have contributed to an outstanding record in the courtroom.