Is there any evidence that police used physical or psychological pressure to elicit statements from defendant?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Raouf, B276258 (Cal. App. 2019):
Finally, the record contains no evidence that the officers used physical or psychological pressure to elicit statements from defendant. (See People v. Whitson (1998) 17 Cal.4th 229, 248-249.)
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