257 Ga. App. 167 - Griffin v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 5 state decisions

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1. “The standard for determining whether or not a confession was voluntary is the preponderance of the evidence standard. [High v. State.] 2 The trial court’s decision on this point will not be disturbed on appeal unless there is obvious error. [Ingram v. State.] 3 “To make a confession admissible, it must have been made voluntarily, without being induced by another by the slightest hope of benefit or remotest fear of injury.” 4 The Supreme Court of Georgia has construed “slightest hope of benefit” to mean the hope of a lighter sentence. [King v. State.] 5 “Insofar as the ‘remotest fear of injury is concerned, any confession obtained through physical or mental torture is inadmissible.” [State v. Roberts.] 6”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 261 Ga. App. 639 - Chandler v. State