Killilea v. State

How courts have described this case

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• defendant was not in custody where he was allowed to leave station when interview completed
• conviction for rape-murder; aggravating factor — grave risk to others; mitigating factor — found but unspecified; sentenced to life in prison
• false statement that defendant’s fingerprints had been found on weapon did not render defendant’s statement involuntary
• \The defendant bears the burden of proving custodial interrogation\ when a motion to suppress an in-custody statement is filed.
• detective informed suspect that suspect’s prints had been found on handle of knife used to stab the victim, even though no prints had actually been found; confession determined voluntary
• defendant’s request to use telephone did not sufficiently invoke right to counsel

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).