California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Thompson, 266 Cal.Rptr. 309, 50 Cal.3d 134, 785 P.2d 857 (Cal. 1990):
Moreover, it is settled that " '[w]hen the benefit pointed out by the police to a suspect is merely that which flows naturally from a truthful and honest course of conduct,' the subsequent statement will not be considered involuntarily made." (People v. Jimenez, supra, 21 Cal.3d 595, 611-612, 147 Cal.Rptr. 172, 580 P.2d 672, quoting in
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