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Cook v. State

Citations

  • 514 S.E.2d 657
  • 270 Ga. 820

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  • holding that “[t]he coercion proscribed by Miranda must be caused by the police,” and collecting “[njumerous cases holding] that Miranda is not implicated when a suspect in custody is questioned or encouraged to confess by [private actors]”
  • holding that “[t]he coercion proscribed by Miranda must be caused by the police,” and collecting “[n]umerous cases hold[ing] that Miranda is not implicated when a suspect in custody is questioned or encouraged to confess by [private actors]”
  • noting that the “[United States] Supreme Court has expressed particular concern about deceit or trickery during a police interrogation, such as using psychological ploys ... to subjugate the individual to the will of the examiner”
  • noting that the “[United States] Supreme Court has expressed particular concern about deceit or trickery during a police interrogation, such as using psychological ploys . . . to subjugate the individual to the will of the examiner”
  • \Evidence in aggravation may include reliable information tending to show a defendant's general bad character.\
  • it is a case-by-case basis determination whether law enforcement family member was acting as agent of the state when speaking with arrested family member

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Judges: Hines, Fletcher

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