Voluntariness Of Confession

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• United States v. Morris
  445 F.2d 1233· 8th Cir.· 1971-07-21 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the arrest was made with probable cause and that the trial proceedings, including witness identification and confession admission, were not erroneous.
• Nobles v. Beto
  439 F.2d 1001· 5th Cir.· 1971-03-03 ·cited 14×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that a state prisoner's guilty plea, entered after a full evidentiary hearing and advice of counsel, was valid and not predicated on a coerced confession, thus denying habeas corpus relief.
• United States v. Binet
  442 F.2d 296· 2d Cir.· 1971-01-13 ·cited 14×
  The dissenting judge argues that the majority misconstrued the facts and misapplied legal precedent regarding the "harmless error" doctrine, leading to a miscarriage of justice.
• United States v. Sims
  430 F.2d 1089· 6th Cir.· 1970-08-07 ·cited 14×
  A defendant's Sixth Amendment right to confrontation is not violated when a codefendant's incriminating statement, which implicates the defendant, is used against the codefendant if the codefendant subsequently testifies at trial. A defendant's own confession is admissible if vol
• Chambers v. Beto
  428 F.2d 791· 5th Cir.· 1970-06-15 ·cited 14×·via Coerced Confession
  A guilty plea entered on advice of competent counsel is not rendered involuntary by allegations of illegally seized evidence or a coerced confession.
• Little v. United States
  417 F.2d 912· 9th Cir.· 1969-11-03 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the confession was admissible, the evidence was sufficient to prove jeopardy, and the trial court did not err in refusing a lesser included offense instruction.
• Wade v. Yeager
  415 F.2d 570· 3d Cir.· 1969-08-29 ·cited 14×
  The admission of a co-defendant's confession in a joint trial does not violate the Sixth Amendment confrontation clause if the co-defendant testifies and is available for cross-examination, even if the defendant chooses not to cross-examine. An unsigned confession is admissible i
• United States v. Dowells
  415 F.2d 801· 9th Cir.· 1969-08-19 ·cited 14×
  A confession is admissible when a defendant, after receiving Miranda warnings, knowingly and voluntarily waives their right to counsel, even if they had counsel appointed in a separate, prior case.
• United States ex rel. Willie Richardson v. McMANN
  408 F.2d 48· 2d Cir.· 1969-02-26 ·cited 14×·via Coerced Confession
  A federal court must hold an evidentiary hearing in a habeas corpus case if the petitioner alleges specific facts, not vague or incredible, suggesting a guilty plea was involuntary due to a coerced confession and inadequate counsel, even if the state court record contradicts thes
• United States ex rel. Joseph Hughes v. Hon. Daniel McMANN
  405 F.2d 773· 2d Cir.· 1968-11-14 ·cited 14×
  The court remands the case to the trial judge for further factual exploration regarding the voluntariness of a confession.
• Nance v. Baker
  400 F.2d 864· 10th Cir.· 1968-09-16 ·cited 14×
  The court affirmed the denial of the federal writ of habeas corpus, finding no violation of constitutional rights and sufficient evidence for conviction.
• Cummings v. United States
  398 F.2d 377· 8th Cir.· 1968-07-24 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the trial court did not err in refusing to grant a continuance, in admitting the defendant's statements, or in its jury instructions, and that sufficient evidence supported the conviction.
• Moore v. Dutton
  396 F.2d 782· 5th Cir.· 1968-05-21 ·cited 14×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the district court erred by not holding a hearing or reviewing state court records, and remanded for further proceedings.
• Woodbury v. Beto
  395 F.2d 189· 5th Cir.· 1968-05-14 ·cited 14×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the district court erred in dismissing the habeas corpus application without a plenary hearing and remanded for dismissal without prejudice.
• State v. Talmadge A. Buchanan and David Shifrin
  207 So. 2d 711· Fla. 3d DCA· 1968-03-04 ·cited 14×·via Coerced Confession
  The State of Florida appealed the trial court's decision to quash an information charging two defendants with conspiracy to commit bribery, arguing that the court erroneously applied Garrity v. New Jersey retroactively and that the defendants' grand jury testimony did not constit
• Lundberg v. Buchkoe
  389 F.2d 154· 6th Cir.· 1968-02-08 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the appellant's claim regarding the voluntariness of his confessions is inapplicable because the issue was not raised at trial, and his claim regarding denial of counsel at pretrial proceedings is rejected because those proceedings were not critical stages.
• United States v. Hindmarsh
  389 F.2d 137· 6th Cir.· 1968-01-10 ·cited 14×
  The court affirmed the convictions, holding that William Hindmarsh's confession was voluntary and admissible, and Charles Hindmarsh's subsequent oral admissions were also admissible.
• McCORD v. Henderson
  384 F.2d 135· 6th Cir.· 1967-10-25 ·cited 14×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that voluntary guilty pleas waive non-jurisdictional defenses, including illegal arrest and coerced confessions, and that a federal court need not hold an evidentiary hearing if the state court provided a full and fair hearing.
• Morris v. Otto C. Boles
  386 F.2d 395· 4th Cir.· 1967-10-25 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the search and seizure were incident to a lawful arrest, the admission of statements was permissible under the orthodox rule for confessions, and the alleged alteration of the warrant did not constitute suppression of exculpatory evidence or denial of cross-ex
• United States v. Freeman
  382 F.2d 272· 6th Cir.· 1967-08-25 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the search of the automobile was justified by probable cause and the defendant's confession was voluntary and properly admitted.
• United States ex rel. Carl E. DeFLUMER, Jr. v. Mancusi
  380 F.2d 1018· 2d Cir.· 1967-07-26 ·cited 14×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that a petitioner must exhaust state remedies for all constitutional claims raised in a habeas corpus petition, even if related.
• Manning v. The State OF Cal.
  378 F.2d 357· 9th Cir.· 1967-05-15 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the petitioner's confession, obtained without a request for counsel, did not violate Escobedo as amplified by Miranda and Johnson, because the petitioner's trial began before the effective date of Miranda and Escobedo required a request for counsel.
• Urban Theron Jones v. State
  197 So. 2d 829· Fla. 3d DCA· 1967-04-25 ·cited 14×·via Involuntary Confession
  Urban Theron Jones appeals his jury conviction for second-degree murder, challenging the sufficiency of evidence, jury instructions regarding manslaughter, the admission of his oral confession, and the identification of physical evidence. The Florida District Court of Appeal affi
• Wilson v. Bailey
  375 F.2d 663· 4th Cir.· 1967-03-22 ·cited 14×
  A state prisoner's knowing and intelligent decision to withdraw his appeal, even if based on counsel's advice about potential consequences, does not constitute a "deliberate bypass" of state remedies that would bar federal habeas corpus review, but failure to object at trial to i
• Outten v. State
  197 So. 2d 594· Fla. 2d DCA· 1967-03-17 ·cited 14×
  William A. Outten was convicted of larceny of an automobile after a bench trial in Pinellas County Circuit Court. On appeal, the Florida District Court of Appeal, Second District, reversed and remanded because the trial court improperly admitted incriminating statements made in a
• Castro v. Klinger
  373 F.2d 847· 9th Cir.· 1967-02-24 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the district court erred in denying the habeas corpus petition for failure to exhaust state remedies, as the California Supreme Court's denial of a prior petition, without explanation, did not preclude federal review.
• LaSHINE v. United States
  374 F.2d 285· D.C. Cir.· 1967-01-24 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the admission of the defendant's oral and written confessions was not erroneous, even considering potential Rule 5(a) violations, given the defense's strategic shift to an insanity defense.
• Brooks Lee Anderson v. Wilburn C. Johnson
  371 F.2d 84· 6th Cir.· 1966-12-22 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the denial of counsel before Escobedo v. Illinois is not grounds for reversal due to non-retroactivity, and that the evidence did not establish systematic exclusion of Negroes from juries.
• Vanleeward v. Rutledge
  369 F.2d 584· 5th Cir.· 1966-12-06 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the jury selection process systematically excluded Negroes, rendering the conviction void. Additionally, the confession was deemed involuntary under the totality of the circumstances.
• Stevenson v. Otto C. Boles
  331 F.2d 939· 4th Cir.· 1964-04-28 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the trial court's failure to instruct the jury on the voluntariness of the oral confession violated the defendant's Fourteenth Amendment due process rights.
• United States v. Long
  323 F.2d 468· 6th Cir.· 1963-10-14 ·cited 14×
  The court held that admitting a transcript of a vacated guilty plea into evidence, without also admitting the proceedings vacating the plea, was plain error affecting substantial rights. The court also found that the defendant's confession was admissible as there was no unnecessa
• United States ex rel. Samuel Tito Williams v. FAY
  323 F.2d 65· 2d Cir.· 1963-10-04 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the undisputed facts revealed that the relator's confessions were the product of coercion as a matter of law, violating his due process rights.
• Emmett Clarke Blake v. State
  156 So. 2d 511· Fla.· 1963-09-27 ·cited 14×
  The evidence was sufficient to support a first-degree murder conviction under the Florida statute allowing proof of murder in the perpetration of robbery as an alternative to proving premeditation; the defendant's confession was properly admitted with corpus delicti adequately es
• Land v. State
  156 So. 2d 8· Fla.· 1963-07-31 ·cited 14×
  James Matthew Land was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of an 80-year-old woman he attacked in her home. On appeal, Land challenged various trial court evidentiary rulings and jury instructions, but the Florida Supreme Court affirmed his conviction and death sentence
• United States ex rel. Edgar Smith v. State OF NEW Jersey & the Principal Keeper of the State Prison at Trenton
  322 F.2d 810· 3d Cir.· 1963-07-24 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the confession was obtained in violation of due process rights due to coercive interrogation tactics.
• Schneider v. State
  152 So. 2d 731· Fla.· 1963-04-03 ·cited 14×
  Raymond Alexander Schneider was convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Roger S. Hendry and sentenced to death. On appeal, Schneider challenged the admissibility of evidence obtained after his arrest, the sufficiency of corpus delicti evidence, and the trial jud
• Williams v. United States
  303 F.2d 772· D.C. Cir.· 1962-05-04 ·cited 14×
  The court held that even if statements were obtained during an unreasonable delay, reversal was not justified due to lack of timely objection and ample independent evidence.
• United States ex rel. Charles Noia v. FAY
  300 F.2d 345· 2d Cir.· 1962-02-07 ·cited 14×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that Noia did not waive his constitutional right against conviction based on a coerced confession, and that his failure to appeal did not preclude federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 because state remedies were ineffective.
• Wooten v. Bomar
  267 F.2d 900· 6th Cir.· 1959-06-17 ·cited 14×
  The court held that a federal court may not grant habeas corpus relief to a state prisoner who has not exhausted available state remedies, including state habeas corpus proceedings.
• Stephenson v. United States
  257 F.2d 175· 6th Cir.· 1958-07-10 ·cited 14×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that a motion to vacate a sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 cannot be used to review the admissibility of evidence that could have been raised on direct appeal, absent exceptional circumstances.
• Thomas v. Colonel James W. Davis
  249 F.2d 232· 10th Cir.· 1957-10-29 ·cited 14×
  The court held that civil courts' habeas corpus review of military convictions is limited to whether the military courts had jurisdiction and acted within their lawful powers, and gave full and fair consideration to constitutional claims.
• United States ex rel. George Alvarez v. Murphy
  246 F.2d 871· 2d Cir.· 1957-07-09 ·cited 14×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the petitioner made a sufficient showing that his confession was coerced, entitling him to a hearing on his habeas corpus petition.
• Application of John Henry Tune
  230 F.2d 883· 3d Cir.· 1956-03-06 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the denial of pre-trial inspection of a confession did not violate due process where no prejudice was shown, and that a state's procedure allowing the trial judge, rather than the jury, to determine the voluntariness of a confession is constitutionally permiss
• Brown v. United States
  204 F.2d 298· 5th Cir.· 1953-05-15 ·cited 14×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the defendant intelligently waived his right to counsel at sentencing and that his confession was not coerced, thus affirming the denial of his motion to vacate the sentence.
• Voltz v. United States
  196 F.2d 298· 5th Cir.· 1952-05-10 ·cited 14×·via Involuntary Confession
  The court held that a defendant who pleads guilty, represented by counsel, cannot later use a motion to vacate sentence to challenge a coerced confession that did not affect the plea or sentence.
• Palakiko v. Territory of Hawaii
  188 F.2d 54· 9th Cir.· 1951-03-27 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the confessions were voluntary and admissible, as the statement by Officer Stevens that it would be 'easier' for Majors if he spoke did not constitute coercion or a denial of due process.
• Boone v. United States
  164 F.2d 102· D.C. Cir.· 1947-11-03 ·cited 14×
  Unlawful detention alone does not render an otherwise voluntary confession inadmissible.
• Pyle v. United States
  156 F.2d 852· D.C. Cir.· 1946-06-28 ·cited 14×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the teletype message was improperly admitted into evidence because it accused the appellant of criminal offenses unrelated to the charge for which she was on trial, and her false statement regarding the voluntariness of her prior statement was not material to
• Paddy v. United States
  143 F.2d 847· 9th Cir.· 1944-06-17 ·cited 14×
  The court held that an appeal filed outside the prescribed time limits, without meeting the exception for timely motions for a new trial, must be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
• Patrick v. State
  246 So. 3d 253· Fla.· 2018-06-14 ·cited 13×
  Eric Kurt Patrick, a capital defendant whose death sentence became final in 2013, appeals the denial of his Rule 3.851 postconviction motion and petitions for a writ of habeas corpus. The Florida Supreme Court grants the habeas petition based on Hurst v. Florida, vacates the deat