Document: 474 U.S. 25 106 S.Ct. 297 88 L.Ed.2d 23 Kenneth Dale LANIERv.SOUTH CAROLINA. No. 85-5260. Decided Nov. 4, 1985. PER CURIAM. 1 The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. petition a writ of certiorari 2 Petitioner was convicted armed robbery. He contends that his confession should have been suppressed because it the product an illegal arrest. South Carolina Court Appeals affirmed trial court's rejection suppress confession: 3 "Assuming, without deciding, Lanier's arrest illegal, we nevertheless hold admissible. A made while accused custody before any warrant has issued not per se inadmissible. State v. Funchess, 255 S.C. 385, 179 S.E.2d 25, cert. denied, 404 915, 92 236, 30 189 (1971). Voluntariness remains as test admissibility. Id. Even if will be admissible freely and voluntarily given. Plath, 277 126, 284 221 (1981). Since Lanier does claim voluntary, argument inadmissible merit." Pet. Cert., at A-2. 4 Supreme declined further review. 5 Under well-established precedent, "the fact [a] may 'voluntary' purposes Fifth Amendment, sense Miranda warnings were given understood, by itself sufficient purge taint In this situation, finding 'voluntariness' Amendment merely threshold requirement Fourth analysis." Taylor Alabama, 457 687, 690, 102 2664, 2667, 73 314 (1982). See also Dunaway New York, 442 200, 217-218, 99 2248, 2259, 60 824 (1979); Brown Illinois, 422 590, 602, 95 2254, 2261, 45 416 (1975). reasoning inconsistent with those cases. We therefore vacate judgment remand case court proceedings. 6 It so ordered. 7 Justice O'CONNOR, whom REHNQUIST joins, concurring judgment. 8 I concur vacating remanding Appeals. For reasons stated my opinion 694, 2669, (1982) (O'CONNOR, J., dissenting), believe on can consider timing, frequency, likely effect whatever petitioner factors relevant question whether, illegally arrested, subsequent tainted 9 MARSHALL dissents from summary disposition, which ordered affording parties prior notice or opportunity file briefs merits. Maggio Fulford, 462 111, 120-121, 103 2265-66, 76 794 (1983) (MARSHALL, dissenting); Wyrick Fields, 459 42, 51-52, 394, 398, 74 214 dissenting).

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