In what circumstances will a confession or statement be admissible if the police held out explicit threats or promises to the accused?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Lapoleon, 2007 BCPC 308 (CanLII):

Historically, the jurisdiction in relation to the confessions rule provided that a confession or statement would not be admissible if the police held out explicit threats or promises to an accused. (Ibrahim v. The King, 1914 AC 599.)

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