What is the test for determining whether a defendant's confession was voluntary?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Nash, F066160, F066278 (Cal. App. 2016):

We review "the evidence independently to determine whether a defendant's confession was voluntary, but will uphold the trial court's findings of the circumstances surrounding the confession if supported by substantial evidence." (People v. Lewis, supra, 26 Cal.4th at p. 383.)

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