What is the current state of the law on interrogations where the police threaten to arrest or punish a close relative in exchange for a confession?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Lee, A151330 (Cal. App. 2019):

Floyd is correct that the courts have condemned interrogations where the police threaten to arrest or punish a close relative, or promise to free a close relative, in exchange for a confession. (See People v. Trout, supra, 54 Cal.2d at pp. 584-585.)

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