Court Opinion

ID: 9633295
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 11:42:10.673329+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:08:32.700584
License: Public Domain

Springer, J.,
concurring in the result:
Although I do not share Chief Justice Steffen’s opinion concerning the exclusionary rule, I agree that the exclusionary rule is not an appropriate remedy where the only Fourth Amendment infirmity is violation of the Gerstein/McLaughlin rule. I would hold that a confession given under the circumstances of this case is admissible so long as it is voluntary. I do not agree with the majority that the additional factors set forth in Oregon v. Elstad, 470 U.S. 298, 306 (1984), and Arterburn v. State, 111 Nev. 1121, 1126, 901 P.2d 668, 671 (1995), must also be applied. Those factors were created to analyze the admissibility of confessions made by defendants following an unlawful arrest and, on their face, make little sense in a case such as this.
In the present case, Powell’s arrest was eventually determined to have been supported by probable cause. Moreover, as stated in our earlier opinion: “Powell does not challenge the voluntariness of his statements, nor is there any indication in the record that the statements were involuntary.” Powell v. State, 108 Nev. 700, 706, 838 P.2d 921, 925 (1992). I believe these facts sufficient to establish the admissibility of Powell’s second custodial confession. Accordingly, I concur only in affirming the judgment and sentence of the district court.