Involuntary Confession

207 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 489 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort

• Leopold Joseph Doran v. Wilson
  369 F.2d 505· 9th Cir.· 1966-12-05 ·cited 48×·via Coerced Confession
  A guilty plea induced by a coerced confession is invalid, and the petitioner is entitled to a hearing on whether his plea was voluntary.
• Commonwealth OF Pa. ex rel. George W. Craig v. Maroney
  348 F.2d 22· 3d Cir.· 1965-06-30 ·cited 48×
  The court held that the petitioner's confession was admissible, as it was not tainted by an alleged illegal arrest and was made voluntarily despite the circumstances. The court also held that evidence obtained from a warrantless search was inadmissible under Mapp v. Ohio, but Map
• Hawthorne v. State
  408 So. 2d 801· Fla. 1st DCA· 1982-01-18 ·cited 46×·via Coerced Confession
  Joyce Hawthorne appealed her second-degree murder conviction for shooting her husband, arguing several trial errors including improper impeachment using prior testimony derived from illegally obtained statements, exclusion of evidence about the victim's violence, exclusion of bat
• United States ex rel. George Angelet v. Honorable Edward M. FAY
  333 F.2d 12· 2d Cir.· 1964-06-11 ·cited 46×·via Coerced Confession
  The dissenting judge argues that the Mapp v. Ohio decision, establishing the exclusionary rule for illegally seized evidence, should apply retroactively to convictions predating the decision, as it declares a fundamental constitutional right.
• Smith v. United States
  187 F.2d 192· D.C. Cir.· 1950-12-07 ·cited 46×·via Coerced Confession
  A motion to vacate a conviction under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 is not available for errors that could have been raised on direct appeal, such as the admission of evidence obtained through illegal detention or identification procedures, absent specific circumstances like lack of counsel o
• United States v. Cherry
  733 F.2d 1124· 5th Cir.· 1984-05-25 ·cited 45×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the defendant's confession was obtained in violation of his Miranda rights because the FBI agents continued to interrogate him after he made an equivocal request for an attorney. Therefore, the confession should not have been admitted at trial.
• Martin v. Kemp
  760 F.2d 1244· 11th Cir.· 1985-05-21 ·cited 44×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that a guilty plea induced by threats against a third party is not an absolute bar to challenging the plea's voluntariness, and a remand for an evidentiary hearing is necessary if the state did not have probable cause for the threats.
• Deiterle v. State
  98 Fla. 739· Fla.· 1929-10-22 ·cited 44×·via Coerced Confession
  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
• Derrick v. State
  983 So. 2d 443· Fla.· 2008-02-07 ·cited 42×
  Samuel Jason Derrick was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death for the 1987 killing of Rama Sharma. In this postconviction proceeding, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed the denial of Derrick's rule 3.850 motion for postconviction relief and rejected his petitio
• Duncan v. Nelson
  466 F.2d 939· 7th Cir.· 1972-03-29 ·cited 42×
  The court held that while a plaintiff cannot recover damages for conviction and incarceration resulting from an improperly admitted involuntary confession, they may still pursue a claim for harm suffered due to the unlawful interrogation itself.
• United States ex rel. Ralph E. Hughes v. Rundle
  419 F.2d 116· 3d Cir.· 1969-11-14 ·cited 42×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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.
• United States v. Tingle
  658 F.2d 1332· 9th Cir.· 1981-10-13 ·cited 41×
  A confession is involuntary if obtained through psychological coercion, such as threats that a mother will not see her child for a long time if she does not cooperate.
• Payton v. United States
  222 F.2d 794· D.C. Cir.· 1955-04-14 ·cited 41×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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
• Meyer v. United States
  424 F.2d 1181· 8th Cir.· 1970-04-20 ·cited 40×
  A guilty plea induced by government promises or threats, even if not disclosed to the court, is void if the inducement was the sole basis for the plea. The government's silence when a defendant falsely denies inducements constitutes a fraud on the court.
• Cranor v. Gonzales
  226 F.2d 83· 9th Cir.· 1955-08-22 ·cited 40×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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
• Wheat v. Thigpen
  793 F.2d 621· 5th Cir.· 1986-06-27 ·cited 38×
  The court held that the Mississippi Supreme Court's procedural bar was not adequate and independent, allowing federal review of the Eighth Amendment claim, and that the petitioner was competent to stand trial.
• Kerr v. City OF Chicago
  424 F.2d 1134· 7th Cir.· 1970-03-11 ·cited 38×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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.
• Anderson v. State
  420 So. 2d 574· Fla.· 1982-09-02 ·cited 36×
  Anderson appealed his conviction and death sentence for first-degree murder in Florida. The Florida Supreme Court vacated both the adjudication and sentence, holding that statements Anderson made to deputies violated his Sixth Amendment right to counsel and that his February stat
• Lynnwell Smith v. Estelle
  527 F.2d 430· 5th Cir.· 1976-02-20 ·cited 36×
• United States v. Barry
  518 F.2d 342· 2d Cir.· 1975-06-18 ·cited 36×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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. Edwin Gockley v. Myers
  411 F.2d 216· 3d Cir.· 1969-04-30 ·cited 36×
  The court held that exceptional circumstances, including significant delay and prior federal court involvement, warranted the District Court deciding the voluntariness of the petitioner's confessions, despite the general rule of exhausting state remedies.
• Rogers v. Louie L. Wainwright
  394 F.2d 492· 5th Cir.· 1968-05-17 ·cited 36×
  The court held that the district court did not err in denying habeas corpus relief without a hearing because the petitioner's guilty plea was voluntary and the sentences were concurrent.
• United States ex rel. James Glenn v. Hon. Daniel McMANN
  349 F.2d 1018· 2d Cir.· 1965-08-26 ·cited 36×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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.
• State v. Sawyer
  561 So. 2d 278· Fla. 2d DCA· 1990-01-05 ·cited 35×
  The Florida District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's suppression of Tom Sawyer's confession in a capital murder case, instead affirming the suppression order due to coercive interrogation techniques, Miranda violations, and psychological coercion during a 16-hour polic
• Hamilton v. State
  88 So. 2d 606· Fla.· 1956-06-29 ·cited 35×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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.
• Oliver v. State
  250 So. 2d 888· Fla.· 1971-07-07 ·cited 34×
  The Florida Supreme Court granted certiorari in two consolidated murder cases and reversed the convictions of Billy Ray Oliver and James Colbert for the arson-caused death of Travis Earl Crow III, finding that law enforcement's failure to bring the defendants before a magistrate
• United States ex rel. Louis McCLOUD v. Rundle
  402 F.2d 853· 3d Cir.· 1968-10-28 ·cited 34×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the prosecution bears the burden of proving a guilty plea's voluntariness when a coerced confession may have influenced it.
• Coyner v. State
  177 So. 2d 715· Fla. 3d DCA· 1965-07-27 ·cited 34×
  The court reviewed the summary denial of a petition for relief filed under Criminal Procedure Rule One, which alleged denial of counsel's preparation time and an involuntary confession.
• Schlette v. People OF the State OF Cal.
  284 F.2d 827· 9th Cir.· 1960-12-01 ·cited 34×·via Coerced Confession
• Darrel F. Parker v. Sigler
  413 F.2d 459· 8th Cir.· 1969-07-18 ·cited 32×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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×·via Coerced Confession
  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