Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 3/20/1992

State v. Chapman

Citations

135 N.H. 390
605 A.2d 1055
1992 N.H. LEXIS 48

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holding that an interview lasting two and one-half hours was not an inordinate or oppressive length
concluding that defendant’s statements were not an invocation of his right to remain silent, but were part of a larger statement in which he was arguing his innocence
noting that “there is no discernable pause, other than a normal intake of breath between sentences, before the defendant continues by saying, ‘What do you want me to do, lie to you[?]’”
finding a two and a half hour interview was not oppressive or inordinate
“There is nothing else to tell you,” and, “I need not say no more[, c]ause I told you all there was to tell you.”
intoxicated defendant’s confession to the police while in custody was voluntary due to non-coercive and non-deceptive atmosphere surrounding the confession

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Judges: Thayer

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