What is the current state of the law on involuntary statements obtained by a police officer from a suspect?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Romero, H035690 (Cal. App. 2011):
2. "It has long been held that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution makes inadmissible any involuntary statement obtained by a law enforcement officer from a criminal suspect by coercion." (People v. Neal (2003) 31 Cal.4th 63, 79.)
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