Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 12/8/1972

State v. Collins

Citations

297 A.2d 620
1972 Me. LEXIS 358

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holding that the State must prove the voluntariness of a confession beyond a reasonable doubt despite federal precedent requiring only proof by a preponderance of the evidence
holding that the State must prove the voluntariness of a confession beyond a reasonable doubt despite federal precedent requiring only proof by a preponderance of the evidence
explaining that we may “resolve[] a potential difficulty brought to light by our own examination of the record”
rejecting the federal preponderance of evidence standard with respect to confessions and declaring that the Maine Constitution required that the State prove a confession voluntary beyond a reasonable doubt
constitutional privilege against self-incrimination and public policy require state to establish voluntariness of confession beyond reasonable doubt
State’s burden of proof to establish Miranda waiver

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Judges: Dufresne, Web-Ber, Weatherbee, Pomeroy, Wernick, Archibald

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