Voluntariness Of Confession

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• Barfield v. State of Ala.
  552 F.2d 1114· 5th Cir.· 1977-05-26 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the defendant was not subjected to custodial interrogation under Miranda v. Arizona, as her statements were made voluntarily and not in a coercive environment.
• United States v. Gaines
  555 F.2d 618· 7th Cir.· 1977-05-16 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the trial judge erred in suppressing the confession based on a perceived duty rather than exercising discretion, and that a 'working arrangement' must be clearly shown for suppression based on delay.
• United States v. Efrain Medina
  552 F.2d 181· 7th Cir.· 1977-03-24 ·cited 12×
  The dissenting judge holds that the trial judge's failure to make a specific ruling on the voluntariness of the defendant's confession violated due process.
• United States v. Parker
  542 F.2d 932· 5th Cir.· 1976-11-18 ·cited 12×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the trial court did not err in denying the motion to suppress the confession and that there was sufficient evidence to support the enhanced sentence for placing a postal employee's life in jeopardy.
• Ewather Hall v. Wolff
  539 F.2d 1146· 8th Cir.· 1976-07-26 ·cited 12×
  The court held that a violation of the Bruton rule does not mandate automatic reversal if the properly admitted evidence of guilt is overwhelming and the prejudicial effect of the codefendant's admission is insignificant, and that the petitioner's confessions were voluntary under
• United States v. Davis
  532 F.2d 22· 7th Cir.· 1976-03-12 ·cited 12×
  The court held that prosecutorial misconduct, including making arguments based on evidence not presented to the jury and a witness's improper demeanor, deprived the defendant of a fair trial, requiring reversal.
• Ellis Coney, Jr. v. Wyrick
  532 F.2d 94· 8th Cir.· 1976-03-08 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the guilty pleas to robbery and rape were involuntary due to a misunderstanding of the sentencing terms, but the confessions were voluntary under the totality of the circumstances.
• Blue v. United States
  528 F.2d 892· 8th Cir.· 1976-01-16 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the trial court did not err in admitting the defendant's statements and that sufficient evidence supported the conviction for possessing stolen mail.
• Franklin v. State
  324 So. 2d 187· Fla. 1st DCA· 1975-12-23 ·cited 12×
  Franklin was convicted of robbery and appealed the admission of his confession, arguing the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress. The court affirmed the conviction, holding that the confession was valid because Franklin voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently wai
• United States v. Sawyer
  504 F.2d 878· 5th Cir.· 1974-11-22 ·cited 12×
  The court held that a confession is not inadmissible solely because the defendant refused to sign a Miranda waiver form, and the admission of photographs suggesting a prior criminal record was harmless error.
• United States ex rel. Harry L. Sanney v. Hon. Ernest L. Montanye
  500 F.2d 411· 2d Cir.· 1974-06-20 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the threatened economic sanctions must be substantial to violate the Garrity rule, and the loss of a driver's assistant job was constitutionally significant.
• Randall v. Estelle
  492 F.2d 118· 5th Cir.· 1974-04-04 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the district court erred in denying habeas relief without an evidentiary hearing to determine if the petitioner's trial testimony was voluntarily given or impelled by an illegally obtained confession.
• United States v. Khandjian
  489 F.2d 133· 5th Cir.· 1974-02-06 ·cited 12×
  A conviction cannot stand solely on an uncorroborated confession; there must be independent evidence proving the corpus delicti and guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
• Buchannon v. Louie L. Wainwright
  474 F.2d 1006· 5th Cir.· 1973-03-09 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the prisoner's habeas corpus petition lacked merit and affirmed the district court's denial.
• Combs v. Wingo
  465 F.2d 96· 6th Cir.· 1972-07-31 ·cited 12×
  The court held that a confession obtained after a suspect invoked his right to remain silent and requested an attorney is inadmissible as involuntary under the Fifth Amendment.
• Hendricks v. Swenson
  456 F.2d 503· 8th Cir.· 1972-03-01 ·cited 12×
  The dissenting judge argues that the defendant's videotaped confession should be inadmissible due to his low intelligence, the selective editing of the recording, and the inherent prejudicial impact of the medium.
• Randall v. United States
  454 F.2d 1132· 5th Cir.· 1972-02-08 ·cited 12×
  The court held that a defendant's § 2255 motion to vacate sentence was correctly denied because the issue of the voluntariness of his statements was not raised at trial, and the record showed the statements were voluntarily made after Miranda warnings.
• United States v. Ulysses Johnny Hicks
  455 F.2d 329· 9th Cir.· 1972-01-31 ·cited 12×
  The court held that due process does not require a pretrial hearing on entrapment, and that a discrepancy between an oral and written sentence should be corrected to reflect the oral pronouncement.
• United States ex rel. Edgar H. Smith v. Yeager
  451 F.2d 164· 3d Cir.· 1971-08-02 ·cited 12×
  The appellate court affirmed the district court's grant of a writ of habeas corpus, agreeing that the defendant's inculpatory statements were involuntary under federal constitutional standards.
• United States v. Irvine Sisk Stevens
  445 F.2d 304· 6th Cir.· 1971-07-09 ·cited 12×
  The court held that a written waiver of Miranda rights is not required, and a voluntariness hearing is only necessary if the issue is raised.
• United States v. Powers
  444 F.2d 260· 5th Cir.· 1971-05-12 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the appellant's statement to the jailer was admissible because it was voluntarily volunteered and not the product of interrogation, and the denial of a continuance for newly retained counsel was not an abuse of discretion.
• Makarewicz v. Palmer C. Scafati
  438 F.2d 474· 1st Cir.· 1971-02-24 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the petitioner's confession was voluntary and admissible, affirming the denial of his habeas corpus petition.
• Earnest L. Jacobson v. People OF the State OF Cal. & Louis S. Nelson
  431 F.2d 1017· 9th Cir.· 1970-09-30 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the appellant's claims regarding illegally obtained confessions and improper jury selection were without merit or moot, affirming the denial of habeas corpus relief.
• Gray v. Swenson
  430 F.2d 9· 8th Cir.· 1970-08-05 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the trial court's order granting a conditional release or new trial unless the state afforded an evidentiary hearing on confession voluntariness was a final, appealable judgment. The court affirmed the judgment, finding the state had provided adequate opportun
• State v. Stubbs
  239 So. 2d 241· Fla.· 1970-07-29 ·cited 12×
  The Florida Supreme Court reviewed a District Court of Appeal's decision to reverse a rape conviction based on the admission of a co-defendant's confession. The Supreme Court held that admitting a co-defendant's confession is not reversible error if the defendant's own confession
• United States ex rel. Spencer Broaddus v. Rundle
  429 F.2d 791· 3d Cir.· 1970-07-21 ·cited 12×·via Coerced Confession
  A guilty plea, entered with competent counsel, generally precludes collateral attack on the plea based on a prior coerced confession, and failure to object to evidence at a degree-of-guilt hearing constitutes a waiver.
• United States ex rel. William R. Liss v. Mancusi
  427 F.2d 225· 2d Cir.· 1970-06-01 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the petitioner's confessions were voluntary and that he received a full and fair hearing in the state courts, thus affirming the denial of his federal habeas corpus petition.
• United States v. Berlin Acey Odom
  423 F.2d 875· 9th Cir.· 1970-03-24 ·cited 12×
• LA Brasca v. Misterly
  423 F.2d 708· 9th Cir.· 1970-02-24 ·cited 12×·via Voluntariness Of Admissions
  The court held that the petitioner's constitutional challenges to her convictions were without merit, affirming the denial of habeas corpus relief.
• Collins v. State
  230 So. 2d 711· Fla. 4th DCA· 1970-01-26 ·cited 12×
  Robert Collins sought delayed appellate review of his 1964 first-degree murder conviction after his court-appointed counsel failed to timely file a direct appeal. The court treated his petition as an original habeas corpus petition and affirmed the conviction, finding that any co
• Evans v. Beto
  415 F.2d 1129· 5th Cir.· 1969-09-17 ·cited 12×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the appellant was not denied effective assistance of counsel and his confession was not coerced, affirming the denial of his habeas corpus petition.
• United States v. Godfrey
  409 F.2d 1338· 10th Cir.· 1969-04-28 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the appellant's voluntary statement, made during custody but not in response to interrogation, was admissible evidence.
• Walker v. Louie L. Wainwright
  409 F.2d 1311· 5th Cir.· 1969-04-03 ·cited 12×
  The court held that a petitioner cannot raise new claims for the first time on appeal and that the absence of counsel at a preliminary hearing does not require relief absent specific prejudice.
• Garrison v. Patterson
  405 F.2d 696· 10th Cir.· 1969-01-10 ·cited 12×
  The court affirmed the district court's denial of the writ on previously considered issues but remanded for determination of new issues raised on appeal, staying execution.
• Williams v. Peyton
  404 F.2d 528· 4th Cir.· 1968-11-26 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the confession was involuntary and thus improperly admitted into evidence, requiring a writ of habeas corpus to be granted.
• Howard v. Swenson
  404 F.2d 469· 8th Cir.· 1968-11-20 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the denial of counsel during interrogation did not infect the trial with fundamental unfairness, the confession was voluntary, and the trial court did not abuse its discretion regarding jury impartiality.
• Gomez v. Beto
  402 F.2d 766· 5th Cir.· 1968-11-08 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the district court properly denied the habeas corpus petition without a full evidentiary hearing, as the state court's findings were supported by the record and applicable law.
• Grades v. Otto C. Boles
  398 F.2d 409· 4th Cir.· 1968-07-08 ·cited 12×
  Statements made by a prosecuting attorney to a defendant, promising leniency in exchange for cooperation, render a subsequent confession inadmissible as a violation of the privilege against self-incrimination.
• Burton v. State OF Ala.
  396 F.2d 755· 5th Cir.· 1968-06-25 ·cited 12×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that a federal court cannot deny a habeas corpus petition based on non-exhaustion of state remedies without a finding that the petitioner deliberately bypassed those remedies.
• Delaney v. Gladden
  397 F.2d 17· 9th Cir.· 1968-06-25 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the appellant's claims regarding disparate penalties, delay in magistrate appearance, inadequate warnings, involuntary admissions, and less-than-unanimous jury verdicts did not present federal constitutional issues or were not retroactively applicable to his 1
• Brown v. The State of N.J.
  395 F.2d 917· 3d Cir.· 1968-06-04 ·cited 12×
  A federal court must require a petitioner to exhaust state remedies before adjudicating issues concerning the retroactivity and applicability of Kent v. United States to a juvenile waiver.
• United States v. Frazier
  385 F.2d 901· 6th Cir.· 1967-11-22 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the trial judge was not required to sua sponte determine the voluntariness of the confession, and the jury was not required to be instructed on it as no objection was made. The court also held that the arrest and detention did not render the confession inadmis
• United States ex rel. George Lee Rivers v. Myers
  384 F.2d 737· 3d Cir.· 1967-10-20 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the second confession was unconstitutionally obtained due to exploitation of the defendant's mental deficiencies, but the first confession was admissible. The defendant was competent to enter a guilty plea.
• State OF Tex. & Dr. George J. Beto v. Graves
  380 F.2d 676· 5th Cir.· 1967-07-14 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the trial judge's overruling of an objection to a confession, coupled with his certification and testimony that he determined it was voluntary, satisfied the requirements of Jackson v. Denno, even without a specific explicit finding on the record at the time o
• Mobley v. Dutton
  380 F.2d 14· 5th Cir.· 1967-06-21 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the petitioner must first exhaust available remedies in the Georgia state courts before seeking federal habeas corpus relief.
• Smith v. Louie L. Wainwright
  373 F.2d 506· 5th Cir.· 1967-02-21 ·cited 12×·via Coerced Confession
  A hearing is required to determine if a guilty plea was involuntary due to a coerced confession and ineffective assistance of counsel.
• Smith v. State
  192 So. 2d 346· Fla. 2d DCA· 1966-12-02 ·cited 12×
  Richard E. Smith appealed his conviction for uttering a forged check after the Public Defender withdrew from representing him on appeal claiming the appeal was frivolous. The court affirmed the conviction but addressed the broader constitutional issues surrounding indigent appell
• Harris v. Beto
  367 F.2d 567· 5th Cir.· 1966-10-24 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the district court's general finding of voluntariness was insufficient and vacated the judgment.
• Miller v. COX
  364 F.2d 814· 10th Cir.· 1966-08-11 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the prisoner was not entitled to relief on his habeas corpus petition.
• Sharretts v. State
  186 So. 2d 41· Fla. 3d DCA· 1966-04-26 ·cited 12×
  This case reviews the admissibility of a confession obtained during police interrogation after arrest but before a preliminary hearing. The court affirmed the conviction, holding that the confession was admissible despite the lack of a preliminary hearing.