What is the burden of proving the voluntariness of a confession?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Brown, 2d Crim. No. B291733 (Cal. App. 2020):
(People v. Weaver (2001) 26 Cal.4th 876, 920.) The prosecution has the burden to prove the voluntariness of a confession by a preponderance of the evidence. (People v. Peoples (2016) 62 Cal.4th 718, 740.)
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