Question

Ricco was recently arrested and interrogated by the police. He had been in custody for a lengthy period of time and, as a heroin addict, had begun to experience withdrawal. A doctor at the station was able to inject him with a mixture of substances to help ease his symptoms. Ricco promptly confessed. It was later discovered that the substance injected often has truth-telling properties. May there be a problem with Ricco’s confession?

Answer 1

According to the given facts, yes there can be a problem with Ricco's confession. This is because the confession given by Ricco was not obtained in a voluntary way from his side and it is a consequence of the substance mixture injected by the doctor to control heroin withdrawal effects.