State v. Sargent

(dissenting) — The majority finds that defendant Joseph Sherman Sargent's confession to murder and arson was obtained in violation of the fifth and sixth amendments to the United States Constitution, and for that reason holds that the confession must be suppressed. I *657find no evidence that Sargent's rights were violated. Thus, I dissent.

Fifth Amendment

Sargent wrote his confession out longhand on or about November 10, 1983, in the presence of a King County probation officer, Ronald Bloom. Bloom visited Sargent on that day at Sargent's unilateral request and asked no questions of him. Bloom…