What is the test for making a confession in a videotaped interrogation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ruedas, G048545 (Cal. App. 2014):
the confession is subject to independent review." (People v. Massie, supra, 19 Cal.4th at p. 576.) Since this case involves a videotaped interrogation and there is no dispute concerning the facts surrounding it, we independently review the trial court's ruling. (People v. McWhorter, supra, 47 Cal.4th at p. 346.)
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