Where an accused changes position from denial to admission during an unrecorded interval between police interviews, and the details of the intervening conversation are not adopted in the subsequent recorded interview, the second interview may be excluded by exercise of judicial discretion on grounds of reliability and propriety of procedure. The mental condition of the accused, including conditions such as Ganser's Syndrome that involve compliance with authority, is a relevant factor in the exercise of that discretion.
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