Coerced Confession

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• Deiterle v. State
  98 Fla. 739· Fla.· 1929-10-22 ·cited 44×
  Frederick Deiterle was convicted of unlawful homicide in the death of Ollie Glass. The Florida Supreme Court reversed his conviction, finding that his oral confessions were obtained through coercive interrogation in violation of constitutional principles, and that the written sta
• United States ex rel. Ralph E. Hughes v. Rundle
  419 F.2d 116· 3d Cir.· 1969-11-14 ·cited 42×
  The court held that the District Court correctly denied the habeas corpus petition without an evidentiary hearing and that the Boykin doctrine should not be applied retroactively.
• Wakat v. Harlib
  253 F.2d 59· 7th Cir.· 1958-03-04 ·cited 42×
  The court held that the plaintiff's civil rights claims under 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1983 and 1985 were not barred by the Illinois statute of limitations and that sufficient evidence supported the jury's verdict.
• United States ex rel. Weber v. Ragen
  176 F.2d 579· 7th Cir.· 1949-07-25 ·cited 42×
  The court held that the petitioner's claims of coerced confessions and incompetent counsel did not violate his federal constitutional rights, and therefore, the District Court properly dismissed his habeas corpus petition.
• Payton v. United States
  222 F.2d 794· D.C. Cir.· 1955-04-14 ·cited 41×
  The court held that the admission of a confession obtained shortly after the use of force, and the prejudicial effect of a co-defendant's guilty plea before the jury, constituted plain error requiring a new trial for housebreaking and larceny charges.
• Wheeler v. United States
  165 F.2d 225· D.C. Cir.· 1947-11-03 ·cited 41×
  The court held that the trial court did not err in denying severance, restricting cross-examination, excluding evidence, or in its jury instructions, and that confessions were admissible or rendered harmless by subsequent testimony. The judgments of conviction for first-degree mu
• Cranor v. Gonzales
  226 F.2d 83· 9th Cir.· 1955-08-22 ·cited 40×
  A federal district court has the authority to hold hearings and make independent factual determinations in a habeas corpus proceeding, even if the issue was previously litigated in state court, particularly when the claim involves physical coercion rendering a confession involunt
• United States ex rel. Santo Caminito v. Murphy
  222 F.2d 698· 2d Cir.· 1955-05-11 ·cited 40×
  Confessions obtained through prolonged interrogation, incommunicado detention, and deceptive tactics are inadmissible as violating due process.
• Martin v. State
  107 So. 3d 281· Fla.· 2012-09-20 ·cited 39×
  David James Martin was convicted of first-degree murder and armed robbery in the death of Jacey McWilliams, and sentenced to death. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed his convictions and death sentence, finding that his confession was voluntary despite challenging interrogation t
• Kerr v. City OF Chicago
  424 F.2d 1134· 7th Cir.· 1970-03-11 ·cited 38×
  The court held that the district court erred in striking allegations and refusing evidence regarding the plaintiff's involuntary confession and illegal detention, and in refusing several jury instructions. However, the dismissal of the City of Chicago was affirmed.
• United States ex rel. Wilbert Ross v. McMANN
  409 F.2d 1016· 2d Cir.· 1969-02-26 ·cited 38×
  The dissenting opinion argues that voluntary guilty pleas, entered on advice of counsel, waive all prior non-jurisdictional defects. It contends that the Supreme Court's decision in Jackson v. Denno, which requires hearings on the voluntariness of confessions used at trial, shoul
• Laughlin v. United States
  385 F.2d 287· D.C. Cir.· 1967-07-28 ·cited 38×
  The court held that the trial court did not err in admitting evidence or in its jury instructions, and that the grand jury proceedings were not sufficiently tainted to warrant dismissal of the indictment.
• United States v. Barry
  518 F.2d 342· 2d Cir.· 1975-06-18 ·cited 36×
  The court held that the district court's failure to instruct the jury on the voluntariness of the defendant's confession, as required by 18 U.S.C. § 3501(a), constituted plain error requiring a new trial.
• State v. Chorpenning
  294 So. 2d 54· Fla. 2d DCA· 1974-05-01 ·cited 36×
  Florida appeals a trial court's suppression of the defendant's confessions to murder and assault. The court affirmed the suppression, finding the confessions involuntary based on police coercion, false promises of release, threats regarding child custody, and the defendant's ment
• United States ex rel. Charles Grays v. Rundle
  428 F.2d 1401· 3d Cir.· 1970-07-17 ·cited 36×
  A counseled guilty plea, even if motivated by a potentially coerced confession, is valid against collateral attack if the defendant cannot prove gross error by counsel.
• United States ex rel. James Glenn v. Hon. Daniel McMANN
  349 F.2d 1018· 2d Cir.· 1965-08-26 ·cited 36×
  A voluntary guilty plea, entered on advice of counsel, waives all non-jurisdictional defects in prior proceedings.
• Barnard v. United States
  342 F.2d 309· 9th Cir.· 1965-02-03 ·cited 36×
  The court held that the Deegans' testimony, despite being obtained through questionable government tactics, was admissible and sufficient to support Weinstein's conviction on Count VI.
• Hamilton v. State
  88 So. 2d 606· Fla.· 1956-06-29 ·cited 35×
  Hamilton was convicted of lewd and indecent fondling of a 12-year-old child in violation of Florida law. On appeal, he challenged the trial judge's reference to his written statement as a 'confession' when the State conceded it was not a confession, arguing this constituted funda
• Isiah (Izell) Chambers v. State
  113 Fla. 786· Fla.· 1934-01-22 ·cited 35×
  The Florida Supreme Court granted petitioners' request for leave to file a writ of error coram nobis in a capital murder case, allowing the trial court to examine allegations of coerced confessions, inadequate counsel, and threats of lynching that allegedly rendered their convict
• Long v. State
  529 So. 2d 286· Fla.· 1988-06-30 ·cited 34×
  Robert Joe Long appeals his guilty pleas to multiple first-degree murders and a death sentence in Hillsborough County. The Florida Supreme Court upholds the validity of Long's guilty pleas and affirms his convictions and life sentences, but vacates and remands the death sentence
• United States v. Dohm
  597 F.2d 535· 5th Cir.· 1979-06-21 ·cited 34×
  The court held that the government can use a criminal defendant's statements made in a pre-trial bail hearing to prove guilt at trial, contrary to established precedent.
• Williams v. The City OF NEW York
  508 F.2d 356· 2d Cir.· 1974-11-01 ·cited 34×
  The court held that the City's petition for rehearing was denied because the prior decision correctly applied New York law regarding 'undue means' in malicious prosecution claims.
• Levy v. Parker
  478 F.2d 772· 3d Cir.· 1973-04-18 ·cited 34×
  The court held that the joinder of unconstitutional charges with a valid charge did not substantially prejudice the defendant's right to a fair trial on the valid charge, nor did it rebut the presumption of validity for the general sentence.
• United States ex rel. Louis McCLOUD v. Rundle
  402 F.2d 853· 3d Cir.· 1968-10-28 ·cited 34×
  The court held that the prosecution bears the burden of proving a guilty plea's voluntariness when a coerced confession may have influenced it.
• Schlette v. People OF the State OF Cal.
  284 F.2d 827· 9th Cir.· 1960-12-01 ·cited 34×
• Darrel F. Parker v. Sigler
  413 F.2d 459· 8th Cir.· 1969-07-18 ·cited 32×
  The court held that the confessions were coerced and involuntary as a matter of law due to the totality of the circumstances, violating the defendant's constitutional rights.
• Merrill Mack Moser and Jackson Fee v. United States
  381 F.2d 363· 9th Cir.· 1967-07-28 ·cited 32×
  The court held that the delay in bringing the defendants to trial did not violate the Speedy Trial Clause and that their confessions were not coerced.
• Jones v. Cunningham
  297 F.2d 851· 4th Cir.· 1962-01-03 ·cited 32×
  A state prisoner alleging denial of effective assistance of counsel due to a coerced confession and inadequate legal representation is entitled to a federal habeas corpus hearing.
• Davis v. United States
  214 F.2d 594· 7th Cir.· 1954-06-28 ·cited 32×
  The court denied the motion to appeal in forma pauperis and dismissed the appeal, finding it without merit and not taken in good faith.
• Lawton v. State
  152 Fla. 821· Fla.· 1943-04-02 ·cited 32×
  Lawrence Lawton was convicted of embezzlement on one count and sentenced to two years. The Florida Supreme Court reversed and awarded a new trial, finding that the confession was involuntarily obtained through promises and hope of avoiding prosecution, and that admission of a civ
• Sinclair v. State
  133 Fla. 77· Fla.· 1938-07-06 ·cited 32×
  K. C. Sinclair appeals his conviction for breaking and entering with intent to commit grand larceny after pleading guilty and being sentenced to five years hard labor. He sought to withdraw his plea, claiming he was beaten by a deputy sheriff, threatened into confessing, and deni
• Marrow v. United States
  772 F.2d 525· 9th Cir.· 1985-09-24 ·cited 31×
  A district court may not summarily dismiss a habeas corpus petition alleging matters outside the record that, if true, could justify setting aside a guilty plea, without an evidentiary hearing.
• United States v. Schmidt
  573 F.2d 1057· 9th Cir.· 1978-02-06 ·cited 30×
  Confessions obtained after torture by foreign authorities are inadmissible in U.S. courts, even if given to U.S. agents, if the coercive effect of the prior torture continues.
• Gibson v. State
  173 So. 2d 766· Fla. 3d DCA· 1965-04-13 ·cited 30×
  The court held that a trial court may summarily deny a Rule One petition if the allegations, even if true, fail to constitute valid grounds for collateral attack or are conclusively refuted by the record.
• Killough v. United States
  336 F.2d 929· D.C. Cir.· 1964-06-04 ·cited 30×
  A subsequent confession is inadmissible if it is the tainted fruit of prior illegally obtained confessions, unless the government proves otherwise.
• Muschette v. United States
  322 F.2d 989· D.C. Cir.· 1963-07-25 ·cited 30×
  The court held that a confession obtained in violation of Rule 5(a) is inadmissible, even if obtained quickly after arrest.
• United States v. Frierson
  945 F.2d 650· 3d Cir.· 1991-10-01 ·cited 29×
  The court held that conditioning a sentencing reduction for acceptance of responsibility on an admission that would incriminate the defendant in a future state prosecution violates the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
• Daugherty v. State
  154 Fla. 308· Fla.· 1944-03-24 ·cited 29×
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a second-degree murder conviction, holding that even if confessions were illegally obtained, there was sufficient other evidence to support the verdict. The court also rejected arguments regarding the appellant's youth, illiteracy, and the state
• Uresti v. James
  821 F.2d 1099· 5th Cir.· 1987-07-17 ·cited 28×
  The court held that the petitioner's guilty plea was voluntary and counsel was not ineffective, and that the indictment was sufficient and the confession claim was unsupported.
• United States v. Wertz
  625 F.2d 1128· 4th Cir.· 1980-07-02 ·cited 28×
  The court held that the district court did not err in denying the defendants' motion for a new trial based on the alleged involuntary confession, as the defendants failed to provide a valid excuse for their untimeliness and the confession was not involuntary under the totality of
• Franklin v. United States
  589 F.2d 192· 5th Cir.· 1979-02-06 ·cited 28×
  The court held that a prisoner is not entitled to relief on a motion to vacate sentence when the motion, files, and records conclusively show no entitlement to relief, and a knowing, voluntary, intelligent guilty plea waives non-jurisdictional claims.
• United States v. Melchor Tafoya, Jr.
  459 F.2d 424· 10th Cir.· 1972-05-15 ·cited 28×
  The court held that the defendant's incriminating statements, including a confession, were admissible because they were voluntarily made after proper advisement of rights, even after initially refusing to sign a waiver form.
• Hodges v. United States
  282 F.2d 858· D.C. Cir.· 1960-07-21 ·cited 28×
  A motion to vacate a sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 cannot be used to collaterally attack a conviction based on a coerced confession if the defendant failed to take a direct appeal, absent government obstruction.
• Bouchillon v. Estelle
  628 F.2d 926· 5th Cir.· 1980-10-24 ·cited 27×
  The court affirmed the denial of the habeas petition, finding that the petitioner failed to meet his burden of proof regarding lack of counsel and that other claims were barred by unreasonable delay and prejudice under Rule 9(a).
• Cotton v. United States
  446 F.2d 107· 8th Cir.· 1971-07-21 ·cited 27×
  The court held that the defendant's statement was admissible and that the Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act, which provides for waiver of jury trial in juvenile proceedings, is constitutional.
• United States v. Short
  947 F.2d 1445· 10th Cir.· 1991-10-31 ·cited 26×
  The court held that the defendant's incriminating statements were voluntary and admissible, and that the admission of his prior drug conviction, even if potentially improper, did not constitute reversible error.
• United States v. Powe
  591 F.2d 833· D.C. Cir.· 1978-11-15 ·cited 26×
  The court should not remand to explore testimony ambiguities not raised at trial.
• Lunz v. Henderson
  533 F.2d 1322· 2d Cir.· 1976-02-26 ·cited 26×
  The court held that a habeas corpus petitioner's claims of an involuntarily entered guilty plea, denial of effective assistance of counsel, and denial of the right of allocution were correctly rejected by the district court.
• In re Contempt Proceedings Against Grand Jury Witness James Frederick Weir v. Weir
  495 F.2d 879· 9th Cir.· 1974-04-19 ·cited 26×
  The dissenting judge would hold that a grand jury witness can refuse to answer questions derived from a coerced confession obtained through torture.
• United States v. McSHANE
  462 F.2d 5· 9th Cir.· 1972-06-14 ·cited 26×
  The court held that a conviction under 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a) requires proof of a nexus to interstate commerce, and that a confession obtained after police questioned the defendant's girlfriend, without explicit threats or promises, was voluntary.