Principle

EVIDENCE LAW — Confessional Evidence — Retracted Confession May Still Ground Conviction

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Retraction does not automatically render a confession unreliable. The court may still act on it if it is well proved, positive, and unequivocal. The principle applies to criminal evidence. The rule permits conviction based on retracted confession where satisfied of its truth. The accused's denial…

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