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State v. Hatfield

Citations

  • 173 Ariz. 124
  • 840 P.2d 300
  • 121 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 54
  • 1992 Ariz. App. LEXIS 242

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  • listing factors—including the accused’s age and intelligence level, the length of detention, and whether the accused received a constitutional-rights advisory—to assess whether the accused’s will was overborne
  • identifying factors courts may consider in determining voluntariness, including “whether or not the accused was advised of his or her constitutional rights” and whether the questioning was “repeated and prolonged”
  • “In Arizona, confessions have been found to be voluntary notwithstanding the use of psychological tactics and interviewing techniques that play upon a defendant’s sympathies.”

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Judges: Druke, Fernandez, Hathaway

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