People v. Carigon

The sole issue raised on appeal concerns the voluntariness of defendant’s confession. This issue was presented to the trial judge in the course of a pretrial evidentiary hearing held pursuant to People v Walker (On Rehearing), 374 Mich 331; 132 NW2d 87 (1965). The trial judge held that defendant’s confession was voluntary. This Court reviews such a holding by examining the whole record and making an independent determination of the ultimate issue of voluntariness. If, after such a review, we do not possess a definite and firm conviction that the trial judge erred, we will affirm. See People v…