Bosket v. State

The only issue presented on this review is whether the trial court properly determined that defendant’s statements to the police were voluntary. The state had the obligation of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the confession was the result of a deliberate choice and was the product of a free and unconstrained will. 2

On appeal, “when the trial court makes findings of fact as to the credibility of witnesses and the weight of testimony, even in cases involving constitutional principles, this court will not upset those findings unless they are against the great weight and clear…