State v. Dunkley’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “Now as to the admissibility of the so-called confession. Upon objections made, the burden, of course, was upon the state to first show that the confession was the voluntary statement of the accused, without any promise of reward or immunity or threat or coercion. The rule in such particular and as to the procedure to be followed in making a prima facie showing of voluntariness by the state before admitting the confession, and the function which the court and the jury perform in the matter, is stated in State v. Wells , 35 Utah 400 , 100 P. 681 , 136 Am. St. Rep. 1059 , 19 Ann. Case. 631. Such preliminary matter and prima facie showing was heard, as it could be, before the court in the absence of the jury. At the conclusion of such hearing, the court ruled that a sufficient prima-facie showing was made to admit the so-called confession in evidence. We think no error was committed in such particular. * * *”

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