Ruffin v. State

1 Citing case

  1. Kania v. State

    634 S.E.2d 146 (Ga. Ct. App. 2006)   Cited 12 times

    Peggy testified that she was later arraigned on a charge of manufacturing marijuana, but the charge was dismissed and she was told by Agent Foster that the charge had been a mistake. To allow the admission of a custodial statement, a trial court must consider the totality of the circumstances and be satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that the statement was freely and voluntarily given. Ruffin v. State, 263 Ga. App. 618, 619 (2) ( 588 SE2d 802) (2003). And this Court must accept the trial court's determination that Kania's statement was voluntary unless that decision was clearly erroneous: