Haynes v. Washington

The test of admissibility of a suspect’s statement is whether it was made freely, voluntarily and without compulsion or inducement of any sort. The issue of coercion or improper inducement can only be determined by examining “all the attendant circumstances,” or, the “totality of the circumstances.” As the suspect had initially resisted giving any kind of statement, and only made statements after repeated denials of his request to contact his wife or attorney, the Court held that the defendant did not voluntarily make the statements.