Principle

EVIDENCE LAW — Confessional Statements — Inducement by Person in Authority — Admissibility and Probative Value

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Confessions induced by threat, inducement, or promise from a person in authority are inadmissible. The principle applies to criminal evidence.

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