Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:451 – Condition precedent to use of confession; free and voluntary rule
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:451
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Before what purports to be a confession can be introduced in evidence, it must be affirmatively shown that it was free and voluntary, and not made under the influence of fear, duress, intimidation, menaces, threats, inducements or promises.
Acts 2010, No. 433, §1.