Illinois HB2596 amends criminal law to presume inadmissibility of confessions obtained through deceptive tactics during custodial interrogations.
HB2596 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to establish that confessions obtained through deceptive tactics during custodial interrogations are presumed inadmissible. Deception includes knowingly communicating false facts about evidence or unauthorized statements regarding leniency. The presumption can be overcome if the state proves the confession was voluntary. The burden of proving voluntariness falls on the state, and objections regarding the state's failure to call material witnesses must be made in the trial court.
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