551 So. 2d 1126 - Luttrell v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “"`The abhorrence of society to the use of involuntary confessions does not turn alone on their inherent untrustworthiness. It also turns on the deep-rooted feeling that the police must obey the law while enforcing the law; that in the end life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those thought to be criminals as from the actual criminals themselves.'"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 601 So. 2d 52 - Ex Parte Matthews

2. “"`First, there must be clear and positive testimony that the consent was unequivocal and specific. Second, the Government must establish that the consent was given without duress or coercion. Finally, we evaluate those first two standards with the traditional indulgence of the courts against a presumption of waiver of constitutional rights.'"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 601 So. 2d 52 - Ex Parte Matthews

3. “As to Investigator Batson's further promise to the appellant that he would inform the district attorney of the appellant's cooperation, the Alabama Supreme Court has recently held that such a promise may render a confession involuntary. Ex parte Weeks, 531 So.2d 643 (Ala.1988).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 665 So. 2d 1019 - WTJ v. State