In what circumstances will a police officer compel a defendant to give a sworn statement?

In this respect the case is not unlike that of People v. Ramos, supra, 121 Cal.App.4th 1194. There the officer explained to the defendant that his cooperation would be beneficial in the judicial process because the officer would take the defendant's statement to the district attorney's office for consideration. (Id. at p. 1200.) In determining the defendant's statement was voluntary, the court found any statement the defendant would benefit in the judicial process from making a statement was qualified by the fact that it would be the district attorney who would determine what consideration to

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