In the Matter of the Guardianship of L.O. and D.O.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a confession was admissible as “[t]here was no express or implied promise of leniency made to [the defendant] in return for his statements”
• deciding whether officers’ interrogation tactics “overbore [the suspect’s] free will such that he was unable to make a rationale choice with regard to confessing”
• noting that the interview “did not occur in an unduly oppressive ehvironment”
• repeating that the Davis rationale equally applies to the right to remain silent
• “[A]n invocation of one’s right to remain silent must be made in clear and unequivocal terms if it follows a previous, knowing and voluntary waiver of one’s Miranda rights.” (citations omitted)
• discussing comments that have been held to be equivocal

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