Obtaining confessions

John Hatchard ()

Chapter 9 in Proving Corruption and Defending the Corrupt, 2025, pp 162-182 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter explores three scenarios where confessional evidence is obtained from individuals or corporate entities. Section 1 considers the admissibility of confessions made by accused persons as well as the admissibility of evidence obtained from an inadmissible confession. Section 2 explores the evidential issues arising from ‘confessions’ obtained from accomplices by means of ‘deals’/plea agreements with prosecutors. Section 3 considers ‘confessions’ from bribe-paying companies in which they ‘reveal all’ about their corruption-related actions in exchange for avoiding a prosecution for a corruption-related offence and the possibility of debarment.

Keywords: Confessions; Confessions from accomplices; Confessions by corporate bribe payers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035307463
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