“Did my client really say that?” How to determine the reliability of a transcript of a covert recording

Covert recordings are routinely admitted in criminal trials. When the audio is indistinct, a transcript, often prepared with investigators, can be provided to assist the court in understanding the content. It is now well established that an inaccurate transcript can ‘assist’ listeners to hear words that were never spoken. This presentation considers these issues from the perspective of linguistic science, making recommendations that may be useful both in individual cases and on a broader scale.

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