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Tekoh v. County of Los Angeles

Ruling by

Kim M. Wardlaw

Lower Court

USDC Central District of California

dissenting Judge(s)

Eric D. Miller
Excluding expert testimony on coerced confessions was error where false confessions were beyond the common knowledge of the average layperson, and it would have helped jurors better evaluate credibility.



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