California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Roque, F064229 (Cal. App. 2013):
"Since the cautionary instruction is intended to help the jury to determine whether the statement attributed to the defendant was in fact made, courts examining the prejudice in failing to give the instruction examine the record to see if there was any conflict in the evidence about the exact words used, their meaning, or whether the admissions were repeated accurately." (People v. Pensinger (1991) 52 Cal.3d 1210, 1268.) Where there
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