Court Opinion

ID: 9855445
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 06:24:58.169547+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:35:32.778885
License: Public Domain

WUEST, Justice
(concurs specially).
• I concur in this opinion except for the fact finding of the majority on the voluntary statements made by the defendant. We should leave the fact finding to the trial court and reverse only when the facts found are clearly erroneous. State v. Jenner, 451 N.W.2d 710 (S.D.1990). There are no facts to suggest the police held the defendant to obtain admissions in violation of his Miranda rights. Rather, the facts show the defendant was repeatedly warned against making incriminating statements, yet he continued to make voluntary statements incriminating himself. It was unnecessary for the police to gag him or rush him to the police station at the start of a murder investigation to prevent him from making voluntary incriminating statements.