The confession of a defendant made under inducement, with all the circumstances, may be given as evidence against him or her, except when made under the influence of fear produced by threats; but a confession made under inducement is not sufficient to warrant a conviction without corroborating testimony.
RCW 10.58.030
Confession as evidence.
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case 67 Wash. 2d 238 - State v. Allen (1965)
Most recently applied in 5 Wash. App. 321 - State v. Toliver (July 1971)
2010 c 8 s 1054; Code 1881 s 1070; 1873 p 234 s 232; 1854 p 117 s 96; RRS s 2151.
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