Can a defendant's own confession be used as evidence in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. A.J. (In re A.J.), F075246 (Cal. App. 2018):
A defendant's own confession is very probative and damaging evidence. (Arizona v. Fulminante (1991) 499 U.S. 279, 296.) In the case of a coerced confession, as appellant alleges here, a reviewing court must "exercise extreme caution before determining that the admission of the confession at trial was harmless." (Ibid.)
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