Opinion ID: 548193
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Voluntariness of Lamb's Confession

Text: 10 Lamb contends that he confessed under duress. He argues that the repeated interrogations and the direct or implied threat that his wife would be implicated in the scanner theft overpowered his will, causing him to confess. 11 We must make a determination independent of that of the state courts as to whether the state obtained the confession in a manner that is consistent with due process. See Miller v. Fenton, 474 U.S. 104, 112 (1985). We conclude that Lamb's confession was voluntary. When Lamb gave his confession, he had been in jail for approximately six months and claims to have been interrogated between twenty-five to thirty times. 1 Lamb's testimony at trial undermines his argument that the series of interrogations destroyed his free will. On cross-examination, the prosecutor and Lamb had the following exchange: 12 Q. The fact of the matter is you liked the opportunity to get out of your cell, didn't you? 13 A. Yes, sir. 14 ............................................................. 15 ................... 16