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*A confession is a statement made to a police officer (or person in authority), and there are very strict rules regarding the admission of such statements at trial. | *A confession is a statement made to a police officer (or person in authority), and there are very strict rules regarding the admission of such statements at trial. | ||
Anything the accused says to the police before or after the arrest is admissible as a confession ''only'' if the Crown first proves it was made voluntarily. See the [[Criminal Law and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1: | Anything the accused says to the police before or after the arrest is admissible as a confession ''only'' if the Crown first proves it was made voluntarily. See the [[Criminal Law and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1:IX) | Section IX: Charter]] below for more information on confessions. | ||
==== e) Hearsay evidence ==== | ==== e) Hearsay evidence ==== | ||
