If you confess to a crime, but you felt threatened like never seeing family again, etc. would you still go

Question

to jail. The person admitted the crime after the police told them they were on tape

Answer 1

Ultimately, the questions about admissibility of confessions have to do with two factors, plain legality, and likelihood of truth. The two goals are that people don't confess falsely because of threat or violence, and that they are free not to speak. There are substantial differences between speaking while in custody and speaking while not in custody. Simply "feeling" threatened without actually being threatened doesn't count. In fact, it's kind of assumed that if you did a crime, you feel threatened with punishment, or at least you're supposed to feel that. Speaking in response to an actual threat may or may not make a difference. No one can tell you here without a whole lot more to go on than can be posted here, and then you couldn't believe them, anyway.

You might get a few points for confessing, but, on the other hand, there's little motivation to bargain, since.... well... you confessed.  

Answer 2

This falls into the category of you should have thought of that then.

Crimes have punishments, and if the one that  has been done is one that carries a punishment of jail then yes you do go.

They do usually get a milder punishment for saving the county the cost of a trial.

But forget that if its a violent crime that lead to a death.

Answer 3

This is not as straight forward as it may seem. This falls under that grey area of police intimidation and forced or coerced confessions. This also is an area where you need to have a good attorney, which will come down to money.  

Answer 4

never speak with the police until you have spoken to your Lawyer,,, the Layer will act in your be-half  ....dont wait ...you need councel

Answer 5

If you are asking, does the threat of not seeing one's family again undo a confession, the answer is no.

Answer 6

Confessions may be good for the soul, but they are not very good for plea bargaining as they make the prosecution cases stronger.  A confession can be suppressed if police misconduct overbears the will of the suspect and causes him to confess.  Beatings and such work.  Your internal fears, not caused by police misconduct, are not grounds for suppressing a confession.  Even if a confession is suppressed, one can still be convicted based on other evidence.

Answer 7

...probably