Supreme Court of Connecticut· 8/24/1999

State v. Pinder

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250 Conn. 385
736 A.2d 857
1999 Conn. LEXIS 307

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considering harmful error after assuming, arguendo, trial court abused discretion in failing to permit jury to cease deliberations
considering harmful error after assuming, arguendo, trial court abused discretion in failing to permit jury to cease deliberations
finding it unnecessary to reach defendant's claim that state constitution requires police to ask clarifying questions when its federal counterpart does not
“Encouraging a suspect to tell the truth does not, as a matter of law, overcome a confessor’s will[.]”
finding it unneces- sary to reach defendant’s claim that state constitution requires police to ask clarifying questions when its fed- eral counterpart does not
deeming confession voluntary notwithstanding police statement that defendant would be “better off’ if he told the truth where, inter alia, the defendant was offered no specific assurances giving a statement would affect the outcome of the proceedings

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Judges: Berdon, McDonald, Norcott

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