Is a defendant's statement to police coerced?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Nava, B256120 (Cal. App. 2015):
Defendant contends that his statement to police was coerced because it was the product of intimidation by two skilled interrogators who threatened him with life in prison if he did not tell the truth. The involuntary statement was obtained in violation of his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, and its admission cannot be found harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. (Chapman v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 18.)
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