We first address the motion court's denial of defendant's application to admit expert testimony with respect to false confessions. We agree with the motion court's conclusion, after reargument, that defendant was entitled neither to present the testimony of a false confessions expert at trial nor to test the issue at a Frye hearing. However, our agreement with this result is based on a different interpretation of People v Bedessie (
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