United States v. Roger Rutledge

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• holding that police manipu lation does not render ensuing statements involuntary unless officers “magnify those fears, uncertainties, and so forth to the point where rational decision becomes impossible”
• concluding that the statement “all cooperation is helpful” is not improper inducement
• holding that police manipulation does not render ensuing statements involuntary unless officers “magnify those fears, uncertainties, and so forth to the point where rational decision becomes impossible”
• noting that “the law permits the police to pressure and cajole, conceal material facts, and actively mislead—all up to limits”
• noting that “the law permits the police to pressure and cajole, conceal ma-teriál facts, and actively mislead—all up to limits”
• finding that the statement “all cooperation is helpful” was the sort of “minor fraud that the cases allow” and did not make subsequent statements involuntary

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