Arizona Supreme Court· 9/16/1980

State v. McVay

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617 P.2d 1134
127 Ariz. 18
1980 Ariz. LEXIS 266

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determining an officer’s statement that defendant’s “cooperation would be made known to the warden and it was possible this would have an effect on his request to be released from isolation” was a “possibility rather than a promise”
a statement couched in terms of an opinion is insufficient to render a confession involuntary
a statement couched in terms of an opinion is insufficient to render a confession involuntary
promise to move defendant out of solitary confinement if he confessed would render confession involuntary
“[W]here the alleged promise 7 STATE v. BACHLER Decision of the Court is couched in terms of a mere possibility or an opinion, this is not deemed to be a sufficient promise so as to render a confession involuntary.”
confession valid when initiated by suspect

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Judges: Holohan, Struckmeyer, Cameron, Hays, Gordon

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