Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 9/15/1976

Commonwealth v. Fielding

Citations

353 N.E.2d 719
371 Mass. 97
1976 Mass. LEXIS 1144

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defendant's statements may be \fatally infected\ where \the connection between the illegality and the making of the statements is sufficiently intimate\
defendant's statements may be \fatally infected\ where \the connection between the illegality and the making of the statements is sufficiently intimate\
three-hour period between arrest and confession, during which defendant decided against assistance of counsel, sufficient to attenuate confession from unlawful arrest
three-hour period between arrest and confession, during which defendant decided against assistance of counsel, sufficient to attenuate confession from unlawful arrest
span of three hours, among other factors, indicated that the illegal conduct was too attenuated
if defendant is suffering from severe withdrawal, “confessions might be subject to question on grounds of involuntariness”

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Judges: Hennessey, Braucher, Kaplan, Wilkins

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