Is a confession of a crime not inadmissible merely because the accused was of subnormal intelligence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Norman H., In re, 136 Cal.Rptr. 145, 64 Cal.App.3d 997 (Cal. App. 1976):
A confession of a crime is not inadmissible merely because the accused was of subnormal intelligence, although subnormal intelligence is a factor that may be considered with others in determining voluntariness. (People v. Lara, 67 Cal.2d 365, 386, 62 Cal.Rptr. 586, 432 P.2d 202.)
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