Georgia § 24-8-824 - Only voluntary confessions admissible.
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§ 24-8-824. Only voluntary confessions admissible.
To make a confession admissible, it shall have been made voluntarily, without being induced by another by the slightest hope of benefit or remotest fear of injury. (Code 1981, § 24-8-824 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.) Cross references. - Prohibition against compelled self-incrimination, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XVI. Law reviews. - For comment, "School Bullies - They Aren't Just Students: Examining School Interrogations and the Miranda Warning," see 59 Mercer L. Rev. 731 (2008).
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