Opinion ID: 152623
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Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Location of the Interrogation

Text: The setting of an interrogation may not be police dominated, even though the interview took place at a police station. United States v. Galceran, 301 F.3d 927, 930 (8th Cir.2002). Nevertheless, we find that the location of the interrogation weighs in favor of finding Sanchez's confession involuntary, given the district court's finding that the officer squad room where the interrogation took place is approximately 15 by 25 feet long, and contains computers for officers to type their reports and that [t]he parties were seated such that, no table, desk, or other furniture separated Sanchez from the officers. Sanchez I, 2009 WL 1975074, at . The location of the interrogation is in direct contrast to United States v. Brave Heart, in which we noted that the defendant's questioning at the police station occurred in a relatively large room, each officer sat several feet from [the defendant], and neither officer used a menacing tone or made any threats. 397 F.3d 1035, 1040 (8th Cir.2005).