Deception in Interrogations in Connecticut
State statute provides that any admission, confession or statement made by a person during a custodial interrogation by a law enforcement official shall be presumed involuntary and inadmissible in any proceeding if the official engaged in deception or coercive tactics during the interrogation. Deception or coercive tactics include but are not limited to tactics that: unreasonably deprive the person of physical or mental health needs including food, sleep, use of the restroom, or medications; use or threaten physical force upon the person; use or threaten the unlawful arrest of another person; use or threaten the imposition of unlawful penalties upon the person or another person; or use or threaten the imposition of unlawful administrative or immigration sanctions upon the person or another person.
Additionally, the law further prohibits the use of the following deception or coercive tactics during interrogations of people 18 years old and under: communicating false facts about evidence; communicating false statements or misrepresentations of the law; or communicating false or misleading promises of leniency or other benefits. Effective: October 2023.