Is there any case law where a defendant has been found not guilty of psychological coercion during an interrogation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rodriguez, F075117 (Cal. App. 2019):
Defendant, quoting People v. DePriest (2007) 42 Cal.4th 1, concedes the interrogation was not lengthy, he was not threatened or promised anything, and he was not denied "human comforts or necessities." (Id. at p. 35.) He nevertheless contends that the trial court "ignore[d] ... the psychological coercion inherent in the interrogation" and he relies on his repeated requests for counsel to demonstrate coercion. Continuing an
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