Locke v. Cattell

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• lack of a change in atmosphere significant where defendant “was told at least five times that he did not have to speak with the police and that he was free to leave”
• “[W]here the legal rule is general and review of the state court decision is under the deferential standard of § 2254(d)(1), state courts have substantial leeway in reaching a reasonable decision.” (citing Yarborough, 541 U.S. at 665, 124 S.Ct. 2140)
• “We believe it likely that a reasonable person would not have felt that he was at liberty to terminate the interrogation and leave after confessing to a violent crime and learning that a co-defendant has implicated him.”
• “[W]here the legal 15 rule is general and review of the state court decision is under the deferential standard of § 2254(d)(1), 16 state courts have substantial leeway in reaching a reasonable decision.” (citing Yarborough, 541 U.S. 17 at 665)

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