State v. Victor H. Gonzalez.

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant’s convictions after concluding that his statements to police were voluntary and not obtained through coercion. The hearing justice’s finding that no DCYF threat induced the statements was not clearly erroneous, and the totality of the circumstances supported the conclusion that defendant knowingly waived his right against self-incrimination. The court also rejected comparisons to cases involving threats or Sixth Amendment violations because those factual and constitutional circumstances were absent here.