Is there any case law where a jury was instructed to disregard a defendant's pretrial statements?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Tribble, 2d Crim. No. B208015 (Cal. App. 1/27/2010), 2d Crim. No. B208015. (Cal. App. 2010):
Relying on People v. Bevins (1960) 54 Cal.2d 71, Tribble claims the trial court should have instructed jurors that they must determine the voluntariness of his pretrial statements and must disregard them if they found them to be involuntary.
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