The St. Paul Pioneer Press has an article about Minnesota's policy on taping of interviews of people in custody, and how it has helped catch criminals. In the most recent example, a man claimed he did not murder the person police dug up in his backyard, stating he couldn't have done it because he is blind. When prosecutors left the room after the interrogation, he was caught on camera pulling a piece of paper out of his pocket and reading it.

But police throughout Minnesota record in-custody interviews, a practice stemming from a 1994 state Supreme Court decision. At first, police and prosecutors lamented the ruling, predicting it would keep bad guys from confessing.

Now, more than a decade into mandated recording, those same critics are lauding the practice. Taped interrogations have not only proved valuable at trial, they have helped Minnesota authorities avoid accusations of forced confessions and investigative misconduct.

"It's the best tool shoved down our throats," said St. Paul police Cmdr. Neil Nelson. "We went kicking and screaming."

Sounds like this guy was watching too much Arrested Development!