Another view inside what is really happening to a man who confessed to a crime he did not commit, includes statements from the Court of Criminal Appeals in Texas.
There are many reasons for false confessions, mental illness, threats, intimidation, there is some excellent research by Professor Garret of Virginia on the subject and the fact that 25% of exonerees have confessed disproves that only an "idiot" would confess. Interrogations can be intense, and some of those innocents that confessed had college degrees. It is a complicated process that Judges and juries fail to grasp, as well as the general public, as evidenced here.
There are many reasons for false confessions, mental illness, threats, intimidation, there is some excellent research by Professor Garret of Virginia on the subject and the fact that 25% of exonerees have confessed disproves that only an "idiot" would confess. Interrogations can be intense, and some of those innocents that confessed had college degrees. It is a complicated process that Judges and juries fail to grasp, as well as the general public, as evidenced here.
reginac3 6 months ago