§ 24-8-825 [Spiritual or Collateral Promise Confessions Admissible]

If you confess to something because a religious leader encouraged you to be honest, that confession can still be used in court. The fact that someone urged you spiritually to come clean does not make the confession off-limits as evidence.

The same goes for confessions made after someone promised to keep it secret or offered you some kind of side benefit, like help or protection, that had nothing to do with the criminal charges themselves. Those promises do not automatically make the confession invalid either.

This is different from promises made by police or prosecutors about your actual charges or punishment. Those types of promises are handled under separate rules. This rule only covers spiritual pressure, secrecy promises, and unrelated benefits.