Luckhart v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “[tlhe voluntariness of a confession is determined from the "totality of the circumstances." The "totality of the circumstances" test focuses on the entire interrogation, not on any single act by police or condition of the suspect. We review the record for evidence of inducement by way of violence, threats, promises, or other improper influences. Although deception on the part of police is not conclusive, it does weigh heavily against the voluntariness of the defendant's confession. In the end, we must judge whether the police conduct in relation to the specific suspect was overbearing. We do not re-weigh the evidence, but rather determine whether there is substantial evidence to support the trial court's findings.”

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