What is the legal test for whether an admission or confession was voluntary?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sanchez, D073727 (Cal. App. 2018):
We independently review the legal question whether an admission or confession was voluntary. Where, as here, the facts surrounding the admission or confession are audio recorded, we also independently review any factual questions. (People v. Wall (2017) 3 Cal.5th 1048, 1066 (Wall).)
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