Does a defendant have to prove that he was not coerced into making a series of statements made by police as part of a search and seizure warrant?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Marvin, A125262 (Cal. App. 2011):

Defendant contends his December 7, 9, and 10, 2007 statements were involuntarythe product of police coercion in the form of promises of leniency, in violation of his rights under the federal and the California constitutions. (See People v. Boyette (2002) 29 Cal.4th 381, 411.) Because we conclude there was no coercion involved in obtaining defendant's December 7 statements, we need not consider whether there was any coercion in relation to the December 9 or 10 statements; as explained previously, any error in admitting those statements was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. (People v. Cahill (1993) 5 Cal.4th 478, 487, 509-510.)

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