People v. R.C.

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that “a confession is the most powerful piece of evidence the State can offer”
• where “immediately” after officer’s efforts to persuade RC. to confess, officer asked RC. about the jewelry he had taken in the burglary
• “[A] confession is the most powerful piece of evidence the State can offer, and its effect [on the trier of fact] is incalculable”
• “[A] confession is the most powerful piece of evidence the State can offer, and its effect on a jury is incalculable.”
• minor suspect’s statement that he “did not wish to talk to” the investigating officer constituted an invocation of the right to remain silent
• “[A] confession is the most powerful piece of evidence the State can offer, and its effect on a [trier of fact] is incalculable.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).