Confession Flashcards
Admission of guilt: confession :: _____: admission
statement of fact
Confession made outside the court prior to the trial of the case. It is not sufficient ground for conviction unless corroborated by evidence of corpus delicti
Extra-judicial confession (can be voluntary or involuntary)
A confession that is made under the influence of parental sentiment is _____ (admissible or not admissible)
NOT admissible
Maltreatment of prisoners for the purpose of exhorting confession is punishable by
Prision correcional
A confession made under the influence of spiritual advice or exhortation is ____ (admissible or not admissible)
NOT admissible
This is the confession of an accused in court
Judicial confession