What is the effect of independent review on the voluntariness of a confession?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Houston, B267503 (Cal. App. 2018):

the trial court's finding as to the voluntariness of the confession is subject to independent review.'" [Citation.]" [Citation.]'"'" (People v. McCurdy (2014) 59 Cal.4th 1063, 1086.)

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