What is the burden of proving the voluntary nature of a statement?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Silva, C066973 (Cal. App. 2013):
The People bear the burden to demonstrate the voluntary nature of the defendant's statement by a preponderance of the evidence. (People v. Bradford (1997) 14 Cal.4th
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