Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““When the confession was first offered by the state, the jury was retired and testimony was presented to the court on the question of its admissibility. “In the jury’s absence, detective Victor testified that after he gave appellant the statutory warning, appellant proceeded to make the statement, which was typed by a secretary and signed by him. The officer swore that appellant gave the statement voluntarily. “Appellant testified that he did not give the statement voluntarily and swore that the reason he gave it was because he was told that if he did not do so a narcotic charge would be filed against him. He also stated that officers Middleton and Victor threatened to whip him if he did not give the statement and that they refused to let him call a lawyer. “Both officers Victor and Middleton denied having threatened appellant with a narcotic prosecution, or having in any way threatened him with physical violence. Detective Victor denied that appellant made any request for an attorney and stated that an attorney was not mentioned.””

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