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Which of the Following Has Been Held to Amount to Oppression

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Which of the following has been held to amount to oppression, making the confession inadmissible. Under S76 (2) (a) conduct which consititutes oppression that is directly linked to a confession will be inadmissible. In all of the cases above, the conduct constituting oppression, outlined in S.76 (8) . In B, swearing and rasing their voice, may seem impatient, but does not amount to oppression. See R v Emerson.


A) Police told the suspect that the husbands lover was next door, making the defendant confess in order to be moved.
B) A police officer swore and raised their voice at the suspect during questioning.
C) Police officer bullied and hectored a defedant, making him deny a murder 300 times until he confessed.
D) A suspect was tortured, denied sleep and their fingernails were torn out.

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