State v. Huerstel

How courts have described this case

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

• determining that three days of deliberations following a three-week trial “did not clearly signal that this jury had reached an impasse”
• noting that a court’s jury instructions and knowledge of jury split are factors in assessing whether a verdict was coerced
• stating that tactics such as lying about the strength of the evidence is “permissible so long as the suspect‟s will is not overborne.”
• noting that a confession may be obtained by lying about the existence of physical evidence if the suspect’s will has not been overborne
• reversing on the basis of coercion, in part because the trial court erred in giving an impasse instruction before the jury indicated it had reached an impasse
• “[Jjuries that are permitted to hear taped confessions are also permitted to hear the questions police ask.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).