Principle

EVIDENCE LAW — Confessional Evidence — Voluntary Confession May Ground Conviction Notwithstanding Retraction

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Retraction does not destroy a voluntary confession. If direct, positive, and unequivocal, it can ground conviction. The principle applies to criminal evidence.

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