Question

You are the on-duty desk sergeant at the local police station. A man walks in and says, "I killed someone and want to confess." You grab your digital voice recorder and direct the man to a chair. He sits down and tells the tale of what turns out to be a first-degree murder. You record every word, including the numerous instances in which you said, "Uh- huh" and "I see." Satisfied that the subject did, indeed, commit a murder, you place him under arrest. The confession is:__________

Answer 1

The confession is accepted as a voluntary statement.

Step-by-step explanation:

As seen in the question above, a man went, of his own free will, to a police station to confess to a crime he had committed. He had killed someone, the confession was recorded to be used in a possible trial, however the man was arrested as he committed a crime.

This statement must be accepted as a voluntary statement. This was because the man was not declared a suspect in a crime, he was not in custody and he was not being questioned.

Answer 2

The confession is taken as a voluntary statement.

Step-by-step explanation:

The man walks in voluntarily and said "I killed someone and want to confess." He sits down and tells the tale of what turns out to be a first-degree murder.

In conclusion, since the subject was neither in custody nor interrogated for purposes of Miranda, it is admissible as a voluntary statement.