Winder v. State

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• holding that a conviction must be upheld when “the record evidence could reasonably support a finding of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt”
• holding that whether the defendant’s confession was voluntary was a mixed question of law and fact subject to de novo review
• concluding that, if evidence was legally insufficient, double jeopardy bars a retrial
• reiterating that a confession is admissible only if voluntary under Maryland non-constitutional law, and U.S. and Maryland constitutional law
• explaining that we determine whether a confession was obtained by the exercise of free will or coercion by considering the extant circumstances affecting the suspect's interrogation and confession
• explaining that we determine whether a confession was obtained by the exercise of free will or coercion by considering the extant circumstances affecting the suspect’s interrogation and confession

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