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2 months ago in Criminal Procedure By Natasha

Why do we still convict people on confessions alone?

We know innocent people confess under pressure. So why are confessions still treated as gold-plated evidence?

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By Shubham Answered 1 month ago

They shouldn't be, and reform is overdue. False confessions are a leading cause of wrongful convictions. The single most effective safeguard is a corroboration requirement: a confession alone, without independent evidence verifying the crime's details and the defendant's involvement, should be legally insufficient for conviction. Other vital protections: mandatory electronic recording of interrogations, special rules for vulnerable suspects, rigorous judicial review of voluntariness, and jury instructions on confession risks. We don't need to ban confessions. We need to stop trusting them blindly.

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