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State v. Peake

Citations

  • 352 S.E.2d 487
  • 291 S.C. 138
  • 1987 S.C. LEXIS 198

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  • holding the test for determining the admissibility of a statement is whether it is knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily given
  • holding the State failed to meet its burden of showing the appellant's statement was voluntary and not the product of the officer's promise of leniency when the officer's promise was tantamount to a promise not to seek the death penalty if the appellant gave a statement
  • “A statement induced by a promise of leniency is involuntary only if so connected with the inducement as to be a consequence of the promise.”
  • “The test for determining the admissibility of a statement is whether it was knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily given under the totality of the circumstances.”
  • “The test for determining the admissibility of a statement is whether it was knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily given under the totality of the circumstances.”
  • “The test for determining the admissibility of a statement is whether it was knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily given under the totality of the circumstances.”

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Judges: Finney, Ness, Gregory, Harwell, Chandler

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