Expert testimony about so-called false confession syndrome — by which criminal suspects give statements under coercion — has been considered inadmissible because the concept has not gained wide acceptance in the mental health field.
But several justices on the New Jersey Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to permit narrowly focused testimony on the tendency of some people to confess to a crime they did not commit.
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