What is the test for independent review of an interview where a confession is recorded and the facts surrounding the confession are undisputed?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lopez-Ramirez, C077223 (Cal. App. 2017):
"Where, as was the case here, an interview is recorded, the facts surrounding the admission or confession are undisputed and we may apply independent review." (People v. Duff (2014) 58 Cal.4th 527, 551.) "While we must review the record and make an
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independent determination of the question, we . . . may 'give great weight to the considered conclusions' of a lower court that has previously reviewed the same evidence." (People v. Jennings (1988) 46 Cal.3d 963, 979.)
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