State v. Alexander
State v. Alexander
Opinion of the Court
Writ granted in part. The district court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress his statement. Defendant made his statement after a detective assured him anything he said would stay in the interrogation room and that no one would need to know what he told the detective. The detective's assurance amounted to a false promise of confidentiality that subverted the Miranda warning that anything defendant said will be used against him in a court of law, and thus rendered defendant's statement involuntary. See Hopkins v. Cockrell ,
VACATED AND REMANDED
Weimer, J., would deny.
Guidry, J., would deny.
Clark, J., would deny.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- STATE of Louisiana v. Christopher ALEXANDER
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- 2 cases
- Status
- Published