64 Wis. 2d 581 - Brown v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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16 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““. . . Bearing on the personal characteristics of the confessor, consideration should be given to his age. . . ; his education and intelligence . . . ; his physical and emotional condition at the time of the interrogation. . . ; and his prior experience with the police .... “Those factors which, on the other hand, must be looked at to determine the amount of police pressure used to induce the confession include the length of interrogation . . . and delay in arraignment. . . ; the general conditions under which the interrogation took place. . . ; any extreme psychological or physical pressure. . . ; possible inducements, methods and stratagems which were used by the police. . . ; where the confessor was unlawfully arrested. . . ; and, of course, whether the confessor was apprised of his right to counsel and his privilege against self-incrimination. . . .” State v. Wallace, supra, page 82; Brown v. State, supra, pages 587, 588.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 65 Wis. 2d 596 - McAdoo v. State