Voluntariness Of Admissions

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• Homan v. United States
  279 F.2d 767· 8th Cir.· 1960-06-07 ·cited 116×
  The court held that while some trial court actions constituted technical errors, they were harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence of guilt and did not warrant reversal.
• United States v. Lyon
  397 F.2d 505· 7th Cir.· 1968-06-27 ·cited 98×
  The court should have reversed and remanded the conviction of appellant Lysczyk due to a defective search warrant affidavit.
• Louette v. State
  152 Fla. 495· Fla.· 1943-03-05 ·cited 91×
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed convictions of two defendants for receiving stolen property after the trial court admitted highly incriminating statements made by the defendants while in police custody without first determining whether those statements were freely and voluntar
• Robles v. State
  188 So. 2d 789· Fla.· 1966-07-08 ·cited 78×
  Alfonso Robles was convicted of first-degree murder under Florida's felony-murder rule for stabbing to death Jean Sterne's daughter during a burglary of the victim's apartment. The Florida Supreme Court reversed and remanded for a new trial, holding that the trial court failed to
• Harris v. Stephens
  361 F.2d 888· 8th Cir.· 1966-06-16 ·cited 30×
  The court held that the petitioners' convictions and death sentences for rape were constitutionally sound, rejecting claims of a hostile trial atmosphere, discriminatory jury selection, illegal arrest and search, denial of separate counsel, and cruel and unusual punishment.
• United States v. Clotilda Calderon Rojas
  458 F.2d 1355· 9th Cir.· 1972-05-01 ·cited 20×
  The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction and that the appellant's admission was properly admitted into evidence.
• LA Brasca v. Misterly
  423 F.2d 708· 9th Cir.· 1970-02-24 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the petitioner's constitutional challenges to her convictions were without merit, affirming the denial of habeas corpus relief.
• Hawkins v. United States
  288 F.2d 122· D.C. Cir.· 1960-07-28 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the search warrant was valid, the jury was properly instructed on the issue of confession coercion, and the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict.
• Mathew v. State
  209 So. 2d 234· Fla. 2d DCA· 1968-04-17 ·cited 7×
  J.C. Mathew appealed his conviction for aggravated assault, challenging the trial court's refusal to excuse the jury during the voluntariness hearing for his admissions to police and the trial court's replacement of his requested self-defense jury instruction with its own. The co
• United States v. Elliott
  435 F.2d 1013· 8th Cir.· 1970-12-17 ·cited 6×
  The court held that references to a grand jury indictment in jury instructions were not prejudicial error, especially when accompanied by clear admonitions, and that admissions made while in state custody were admissible even if a federal investigation was pending.
• Whippler v. Dutton
  391 F.2d 425· 5th Cir.· 1968-02-07 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the petitioner established a prima facie case of systematic exclusion of Negroes from jury service due to racial discrimination in the jury selection process.
• Earp v. Hoyt C. Cupp
  453 F.2d 378· 9th Cir.· 1972-01-10 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the petitioner's admissions were voluntary and made in accordance with his rights, and that the Oregon statute regarding the burden of proving insanity is constitutional.
• Clark v. Nelson
  442 F.2d 413· 9th Cir.· 1971-05-13 ·cited 2×
  The court affirmed the denial of the habeas corpus petition, finding no error in the district court's reliance on the state criminal action record without an evidentiary hearing.
• United States v. Everett
  457 F.2d 813· 9th Cir.· 1972-03-22
  The court held that the trial judge did not err in failing to sua sponte order a hearing on the voluntariness of admissions, nor was there a violation of the defendant's confrontation rights.
• United States v. Chaney
  446 F.2d 578· 3d Cir.· 1971-08-20
  The court held that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction and that the trial judge did not err in refusing to suppress the defendant's admissions.
• Terrell v. State
  154 So. 2d 841· Fla. 2d DCA· 1963-07-03
  Ralph Terrell appealed his grand larceny conviction, challenging the admissibility of his post-arrest admissions and claiming trial error when a bailiff instructed jurors to lower their voices. The Florida District Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction, holding that Terrell's a