Dorsey v. United States

I join Judge Reid’s thoughtful and careful opinion. I write separately to explain why — having viewed in their entirety the over thirteen hours of DVDs of Mr. Dorsey in the interrogation room, and being fully mindful of our measure of review, see ante at 227 — I am satisfied with Judge Reid’s conclusion that Mr. Dorsey’s confession was voluntary.

I agree with Judge Reid that Mr. Dorsey demonstrated throughout his ordeal, from about 7:20 p.m. on May 7 until about 9:15 a.m. on May 8, that he could not be pressured into confession through the tactics that the detectives used. Mr. Dorsey, who…