Practice question
Police obtain a custodial confession through threats. They argue that the confession should be admitted against its maker because it contains accurate details. How should the court address that argument?
- Accuracy automatically cures coercion.
- The maker must consent to prosecution before any evidence can be used.
- The confession is excluded because accuracy does not cure the constitutional violation.
- Every independent item of evidence is automatically destroyed.
- The court must convict because the statement was detailed.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article III, section 12, https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Republic Act No. 7438, sections 2–3, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1992/ra_7438_1992.html
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