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418 F.2d 1294·
5th Cir.·
1969-11-19
The court held that the trial court's handling of the confession, even if technically flawed, complied with the substantial requirements of Jackson v. Denno and any error was harmless.
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416 F.2d 156·
2d Cir.·
1969-10-02
The court held that the new evidence presented at the second hearing, combined with the existing record, overwhelmingly demonstrated that the confessions were voluntary and that the lower court erred in granting the writ of habeas corpus.
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416 F.2d 1246·
5th Cir.·
1969-10-01
The court held that the district court did not err in denying the petition for habeas corpus relief.
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401 F.2d 889·
9th Cir.·
1968-10-04
The court held that the petitioner was not denied effective assistance of counsel and affirmed the denial of his habeas corpus petition.
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379 F.2d 314·
6th Cir.·
1967-06-23
The district court was justified in denying the habeas corpus petition without a hearing because the state court's prior evidentiary hearing fully complied with federal requirements.
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359 F.2d 795·
3d Cir.·
1966-04-15
The court held that a voluntary guilty plea negates claims of prejudice from prior events, including coerced statements or denial of trial rights.
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359 F.2d 767·
2d Cir.·
1966-04-05
The court held that a prosecutor's opening statement reference to a coerced confession, when later excluded by the judge and not objected to by defense counsel, does not automatically violate due process.
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354 F.2d 644·
10th Cir.·
1965-12-16
The court held that the trial court properly denied the motion to vacate sentence because the guilty pleas were entered voluntarily after advice of counsel.
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352 F.2d 550·
5th Cir.·
1965-11-16
The court held that the district court did not err in denying the writ of habeas corpus as all of appellant's contentions were without merit.
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179 So. 2d 400·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1965-10-26
The appellate court affirmed the denial of a motion for post-conviction relief, finding that the appellant's claim of coerced confession was refuted by the trial record.
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334 F.2d 202·
4th Cir.·
1964-06-10
The court held that the petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel regarding the failure to sever the joint trial and the admissibility of his statement due to psychological coercion warrants further inquiry.
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330 F.2d 524·
5th Cir.·
1964-04-16
The court held that the appellant's constitutional rights were preserved and his contentions were without merit.
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329 F.2d 170·
7th Cir.·
1964-03-03
The court held that the District Court's orders dismissing the habeas corpus petitions were proper.
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323 F.2d 663·
5th Cir.·
1963-10-03
A hearing must be granted on a habeas corpus petition if its factual allegations are not denied by the state.
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319 F.2d 37·
2d Cir.·
1963-06-19
The court held that the relator's application for a writ of habeas corpus was properly denied without a hearing because the trial record contradicted his allegations of coerced confessions.
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267 F.2d 817·
2d Cir.·
1959-06-25
The federal court affirmed the denial of the writ of habeas corpus because the state provides a remedy for the petitioner's claims.
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260 F.2d 550·
6th Cir.·
1958-09-12
The court held that the denial of counsel during the confession did not constitute a constitutional deprivation, and claims of coerced confession and ineffective counsel were unsupported.
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205 F.2d 236·
9th Cir.·
1953-04-27
The court held that the district court had jurisdiction to entertain the habeas corpus application, even though state remedies were not fully exhausted and certiorari had been denied, because the circumstances rendered the normal process ineffective.
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128 F.2d 822·
5th Cir.·
1942-06-16
The court held that a writ of habeas corpus cannot be used to relitigate issues that could have been raised on direct appeal, and the petitioner failed to prove his confession was coerced.
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150 Fla. 478·
Fla.·
1942-05-05
The court held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying motions to withdraw guilty pleas, as the evidence supported the voluntariness of the pleas and confessions.