exclude a confession
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In a legal context, for a court to not allow a confession as evidence.
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- The court excluded the confession wrongly obtained by the police.
- The defense attorney argued to exclude the confession, citing coercion.
- The judge will likely exclude the confession if it was made without legal counsel present.
- A judge has the authority to exclude a confession if it is deemed unreliable.
- A motion was filed to exclude the defendant's confession from the trial.
- If the court decides to exclude the confession, the prosecution's case will be significantly weakened.
- In that landmark case, the Supreme Court ruled to exclude a confession obtained through intimidation.
- On what grounds did the appellate court exclude the confession?
- The court has excluded the confession due to a violation of the suspect's rights.
- Failing to read a suspect their rights is a common reason for a judge to exclude a confession.