What is the burden of proving that statements made by a defendant are voluntarily made and not coercive?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Battle, 54 N.Y.S.3d 611 (Table) (N.Y. Cty. Ct. 2016):
At a hearing to consider suppression of statements made by a defendant, the People bear the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the statements were voluntarily made and not the result of coercive police activity (People v. Guilford, 21 NY3d 205, 208 [2013] ).
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