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TAKING A VOLUNTARY CONFESSION

NCJ Number
19767
Journal
POLICE LAW QUARTERLY Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Dated: (JANUARY 1975) Pages: 5-10
Author(s)
M P WALSH
Date Published
1975
Length
6 pages
Annotation
A LIST OF FACTORS ARE PRESENTED THAT A TRIAL JUDGE IS LIKELY TO CONSIDER WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO ADMIT A CONFESSION AS EVIDENCE.
Abstract
THESE FACTORS ARE: AGE OF THE ACCUSED; SEX OF THE ACCUSED; EDUCATION OF THE ACCUSED; PRIOR POLICE EXPERIENCE OF THE ACCUSED: DELAY IN BRINGING THE ACCUSED BEFORE A JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE; LACK OF PHYSICAL COERCION: LACK OF PSYCHOLOGICAL OR MENTAL COERCION; LEGALITY OF THE ARREST; AND THE MIRANDA WARNINGS.

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