174 Conn. App. 401 - State v. Purcell’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

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1. “After ... [Zerella explained] that a judge and [a] prosecutor had found probable cause to arrest him, the defendant observed that it was because 'I didn't talk, that's why.' Zerella remarked: 'Well, you did, you did talk to me. You did tell me a few things.' The defendant agreed but acknowledged, 'not enough, I know.' ... When Zerella asked the defendant to tell him some of the stories of his encounters with the victim, the defendant opined: 'I don't know the stories that he made up.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Purcell

2. “'[Zerella]: Alls I got to say is, tomorrow, when you go in to court, you're gonna look at a judge and a prosecutor.... And they're gonna look at all this stuff, all these allegations that were made against you.... That it's a, it's a very, very strong case against you. Very, very strong. They're gonna look at it and say, listen, this, this man, because they don't know you from Adam, but they're just gonna see you.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Purcell

3. “'[Zerella]: Just, just affording you the opportunity, sir, because after, after today, you're never gonna be able to, to give me or any other cop your story. You're gonna let, a judge is gonna look at ya and say, some serious charges against you. You could go to jail for the rest of your life.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Purcell