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Illinois Supreme Court· 10/5/1977

People v. Wipfler

Citations

  • 368 N.E.2d 870
  • 68 Ill. 2d 158
  • 11 Ill. Dec. 262
  • 1977 Ill. LEXIS 368

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that “[a] custodial situation cannot be created by the mere giving of Miranda warnings”
  • holding that \[a] custodial situation cannot be created by the mere giving of Miranda warnings\
  • observing that “mere exhortation[s] to tell the truth does not render inadmissible a subsequent confession”
  • mere exhortations to tell the truth are permissible absent any suggestion that a specific benefit will follow
  • mere exhortations to tell the truth are permissible absent a suggestion of a specific benefit to the individual being interrogated
  • “[S]pecial care must be taken when determining the voluntariness of a minor’s waiver of rights.”

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Judges: Ryan, Goldenhersh, Dooley

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Cites

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