Does a threat or exhortation by the police to "tell the truth" or that "it would be better" to be honest with the police compel a subsequent confession?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ackerman, 3 Crim. C065484, 3 Crim. C067078 (Cal. App. 2016):
Advice or exhortation by the police to " ' "tell the truth" ' " or that " ' "it would be better to tell the truth," ' " unaccompanied by threat or promise, does not render a subsequent confession involuntary. (People v. Hill (1967) 66 Cal.2d 536, 549.)
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