A Police Officer Testifies That the Defendant in a Murder

A police officer testifies that the defendant in a murder trial confessed to the crime. Under cross-examination, the officer reveals details of the interrogation that suggest it is likely that the defendant was coerced into confessing. How are jurors likely to react to the confession evidence?

A) Jurors will discount the confession because it was coerced.
B) Jurors will accept the confession because as a general rule jurors don't believe that people would confess to a crime that they did not commit.
C) Jurors will believe that they have discounted the confession, but will vote to convict anyway.
D) If the judge instructs jurors to disregard the confession evidence, then they will discount it, but otherwise, they will not.

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