Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-08-28 18:32:44.773026+00
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*523McDERMOTT, Justice,
concurring.
Given the United States Supreme Court decision in Arizona v. Roberson, 486 U.S. 675, 108 S.Ct. 2093, 100 L.Ed.2d 704 (1988), I am constrained to agree with the majority’s decision in this case. I note for the record, however, my concern with both decisions. I think the traditional analysis accorded to measure the efficacy of a constitutional waiver1 is sufficient to handle the issues presented. We do not need yet another per se rule which inures only to the benefit of confessing felons. See Minnick v. Mississippi, 498 U.S. -, 111 S.Ct. 486, 112 L.Ed.2d 489 (1990) (Dissenting Opinion, Scalia, J.)
LARSEN, J., joins this concurring opinion.

. Johnson v. Zerbst, 304 U.S. 458, 58 S.Ct. 1019, 82 L.Ed. 1461 (1938).