If there is evidence that coercive interrogation tactics were used to elicit a confession or witness statement, can the trial court exclude or limit the scope of expert testimony about coerced and false confessions?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mays, E070904 (Cal. App. 2020):
And, even if there is evidence that coercive interrogation tactics were used to elicit the confession or witness statement, the trial court may exclude entirely or limit the scope of expert testimony about coerced and false confessions depending on whether the testimony will be of assistance to the jury in deciding whether the confession or statement was reliable. In People v. Page (1991) 2 Cal.App.4th 161 (Page), the defendant admitted
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