Canadian Criminal Evidence/Admissions and Confessions

Introduction

Admissions and confessions are a family of statements made by an accused that are admissible as evidence. An admission is a statement, usually inculpatory, made by an accused to a civilian witness. A confession is a statement, usually inculpatory, made by an accused to a person in authority.

Topics

• Admissions
• Confessions
• Voluntariness
• Right Against Self-crimination

See Also

• Canadian Criminal Evidence/Cases