What is the test for an independent review of a court's legal determination as to the voluntariness of a confession?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mendez, D073443 (Cal. App. 2018):
conduct an independent review of the trial court's legal determination' as to the voluntariness of a confession." (Wall, at p. 1066, quoting People v. Williams (2010) 49 Cal.4th 405, 425.) We rely on the trial court's factual findings to the extent they are supported by substantial evidence. (Wall, at p. 1066.)
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