Voluntariness Of Confession

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• United States v. Nussen
  531 F.2d 15· 2d Cir.· 1976-01-30 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the government's use of a defendant's self-incriminating statements, obtained after a blanket promise of immunity from a government agent, violated the defendant's Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, even when used for rebuttal.
• United States v. Walker
  524 F.2d 1125· 10th Cir.· 1975-11-10 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the evidence was sufficient to prove the elements of kidnaping and interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle, and that the appellant's confession was voluntary and he was not insane at the time of the offenses.
• Ware v. State
  307 So. 2d 255· Fla. 4th DCA· 1975-01-17 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the confession was not voluntarily and knowingly made, and thus the motion to suppress should have been granted.
• United States ex rel. John B. Adams v. Bensinger
  507 F.2d 390· 7th Cir.· 1974-12-10 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the petitioner did not waive his claim of an involuntary confession and that the confession was indeed involuntary due to the totality of the circumstances.
• Danahey v. State
  298 So. 2d 444· Fla. 4th DCA· 1974-08-02 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the trial judge's ruling denying the motion to suppress the confession lacked the required "unmistakable clarity" of a finding of voluntariness.
• Terry v. The United States
  499 F.2d 695· Ct. Cl.· 1974-06-19 ·cited 8×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the Postal Reorganization Act did not affect jurisdiction over claims arising before its enactment and that the plaintiff's written statement was not coerced, thus admissible as evidence supporting his discharge.
• United States v. Cooper
  499 F.2d 1060· D.C. Cir.· 1974-06-06 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the evidence obtained from Cooper's custodial interrogation was inadmissible because the government failed to meet its heavy burden of proving a knowing and intelligent waiver of his Miranda rights after he refused to sign a written waiver and indicated a desi
• United States v. Wilkins
  477 F.2d 323· 8th Cir.· 1973-04-20 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the defendant's conviction for bank robbery was supported by substantial evidence, and the trial court did not err in admitting his confession or photographs of the crime scene.
• State v. Harris
  276 So. 2d 845· Fla. 4th DCA· 1973-04-17 ·cited 8×
  The State appeals a trial court's order suppressing a defendant's oral confession for being involuntary. The appellate court reversed and remanded because the trial judge applied an incorrect legal standard (clear and convincing evidence instead of preponderance of the evidence)
• Barker v. State
  271 So. 2d 790· Fla. 3d DCA· 1973-01-10 ·cited 8×
  Barker was convicted of attempted breaking and entering and possession of burglary tools after a jury trial. He appealed arguing that statements made to police violated his Miranda rights because they were obtained after he requested counsel. The appellate court affirmed, holding
• Redus v. Swenson
  468 F.2d 606· 8th Cir.· 1972-10-04 ·cited 8×·via Coerced Confession
  A guilty plea is valid if entered understandingly and voluntarily with competent counsel, even if influenced by a prior coerced confession.
• Bowman v. Louie L. Wainwright
  460 F.2d 1298· 5th Cir.· 1972-06-01 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the petitioner deliberately bypassed available state court remedies by failing to raise his intoxication claim at trial or on direct appeal, thus forfeiting his right to federal habeas corpus relief.
• Mobley v. Lamont Smith
  443 F.2d 846· 5th Cir.· 1971-06-15 ·cited 8×
  The denial of relief on the confession and reopening grounds was correct, and other claims not adequately adjudicated in state courts must be presented there first.
• Stidham v. Swenson
  443 F.2d 1327· 8th Cir.· 1971-05-24 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the trial court's failure to make a prior factual determination of voluntariness before submitting the confession to the jury violated Jackson v. Denno standards.
• United States v. Hull
  441 F.2d 308· 7th Cir.· 1971-04-15 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the defendant's confession was involuntary and inadmissible due to the totality of the circumstances, including his mental state, prolonged and aggressive interrogation, and lack of basic needs.
• Calloway v. Cent. Charge Serv.
  440 F.2d 287· D.C. Cir.· 1971-02-24 ·cited 8×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the trial court did not err in directing a verdict for the appellees on the slander claim, nor in submitting the counterclaim to the jury, and that the handwriting sample was admissible.
• Hackathorn v. J. E. (Bill) Decker
  438 F.2d 1363· 5th Cir.· 1971-02-17 ·cited 8×·via Involuntary Confession
  The court held that the appellant is entitled to a post-conviction hearing on the voluntariness of his confessions and relief under Witherspoon v. Illinois due to improper jury selection.
• Jackson v. COX
  435 F.2d 1089· 4th Cir.· 1970-12-30 ·cited 8×·via Coerced Confession
  A guilty plea is voluntary and intelligent if counsel's advice was within the range of competence demanded of attorneys in criminal cases, even if the defendant pleaded guilty due to a prior coerced confession.
• Austin v. Perini
  434 F.2d 752· 6th Cir.· 1970-11-27 ·cited 8×·via Coerced Confession
  A voluntary guilty plea, entered with competent counsel, waives all non-jurisdictional defects, including claims of prior constitutional violations or coerced confessions.
• United States ex rel. Dominick Sabella v. Hon. H. W. Follette
  432 F.2d 572· 2d Cir.· 1970-10-13 ·cited 8×·via Involuntary Confession
  The court affirmed the denial of the habeas corpus petition, finding no constitutional error in the state court convictions.
• United States v. Campbell
  431 F.2d 97· 9th Cir.· 1970-08-25 ·cited 8×
  The court held that new arguments not raised at trial are generally not considered on appeal, and the trial court did not err in its jury instructions.
• United States v. Barnhill
  429 F.2d 340· 8th Cir.· 1970-07-27 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the defendant's confession was voluntary and admissible, and that the prosecution proved the voluntariness of the confession.
• United States ex rel. Murray Dickerson v. Rundle
  430 F.2d 462· 3d Cir.· 1970-07-21 ·cited 8×
  The dissenting judge argues that the bring-up proceeding, authorized by a judicial officer, constituted a critical stage requiring counsel, making the subsequent confession inadmissible.
• Reizenstein v. Sigler
  428 F.2d 702· 8th Cir.· 1970-06-30 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the state courts failed to provide a constitutionally adequate hearing on the voluntariness of the petitioner's confession, requiring a remand for a proper determination or a new trial.
• Jarrett v. United States
  423 F.2d 966· 8th Cir.· 1970-03-16 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the district court did not err in ruling that the petitioner's confession was voluntary and that his guilty plea was entered knowingly and intelligently, thus denying his motion for post-conviction relief.
• Grover F. Hill v. Nelson
  423 F.2d 167· 9th Cir.· 1970-03-02 ·cited 8×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the district court correctly dismissed the habeas corpus petition because the petitioner's claims of coerced confession and incompetent counsel lacked merit.
• Estrella v. State
  215 So. 2d 489· Fla. 3d DCA· 1968-11-05 ·cited 8×·via Coerced Confession
  The appellate court reversed a lower court's denial of a prisoner's motion for post-conviction relief, finding that the prisoner was entitled to an evidentiary hearing on his claims of a coerced confession, lack of counsel at a preliminary hearing, and inadequate counsel.
• United States v. Hale
  397 F.2d 427· 7th Cir.· 1968-06-10 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the defendant's second confession was admissible because it was voluntary, made after proper Miranda warnings, and the circumstances of the initial suppressed confession were removed.
• Brown v. Louie L. Wainwright
  394 F.2d 153· 5th Cir.· 1968-05-01 ·cited 8×
  The court held that some claims in the habeas petition were sufficiently stated to require an evidentiary hearing, while others were not.
• United States ex rel. James Edward Hill v. Pinto
  394 F.2d 470· 3d Cir.· 1968-04-23 ·cited 8×·via Involuntary Statements
  The court held that a federal habeas court must conduct an evidentiary hearing to determine if a petitioner deliberately bypassed their right to object to the admission of involuntary statements, and that statements obtained in violation of Escobedo or coercion cannot be used for
• Williams v. United States
  391 F.2d 221· 5th Cir.· 1968-03-15 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the admission of a defendant's voluntary statement that he was a pimp was not error, and the prosecutor's conduct did not prejudice the defendants' right to a fair trial.
• Litton v. Beto
  386 F.2d 820· 5th Cir.· 1967-12-15 ·cited 8×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that a federal court must grant an evidentiary hearing on a habeas corpus petition alleging a guilty plea was induced by intimidation regarding prior convictions.
• Naples v. United States
  382 F.2d 465· D.C. Cir.· 1967-07-25 ·cited 8×
  A confession obtained after an arrest, during a delay in presentment to a magistrate for the purpose of police interrogation, is inadmissible under Rule 5(a) if the delay was for the purpose of eliciting a confession.
• Wilson v. Wilson
  372 F.2d 211· 9th Cir.· 1967-02-08 ·cited 8×·via Involuntary Confession
  The court held that the denial of leave to proceed in forma pauperis was an error, as the petitioner's allegations, though conclusory, were not foreclosed by precedent and warranted further proceedings.
• United States v. Schwartz
  372 F.2d 678· 4th Cir.· 1967-01-24 ·cited 8×
  A confession obtained during a period of unnecessary delay between arrest and arraignment, in violation of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 40(b), is inadmissible.
• Moorer v. State OF S.C. & Ellis C. MacDougall
  368 F.2d 458· 4th Cir.· 1966-09-26 ·cited 8×
  The court held that a new trial is required because the jury was informed of an inculpatory statement without a proper determination of its voluntariness.
• Proctor v. Anderson
  361 F.2d 557· D.C. Cir.· 1966-05-12 ·cited 8×
• Farrington v. State
  183 So. 2d 681· Fla.· 1966-02-23 ·cited 8×·via Coerced Confession
  A petitioner is not entitled to a second full evidentiary hearing on a motion to vacate if the record shows they had a full opportunity to present evidence and arguments at trial and at the prior hearing, especially when represented by counsel.
• Cannon v. State
  181 So. 2d 584· Fla. 4th DCA· 1966-01-07 ·cited 8×·via Involuntary Confession
  Michael Earnest Cannon appeals a denial of relief, arguing that an involuntary confession was introduced at his robbery trial. The court reversed the trial court's denial of a hearing, holding that because Cannon was deprived of his direct appeal through administrative error in t
• Otto Thompson v. COX
  352 F.2d 488· 10th Cir.· 1965-11-15 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the appellant's confession was voluntary as a matter of law and fact, despite unorthodox interrogation procedures, and thus his habeas corpus petition was properly denied.
• Slade H. Butler v. United States
  350 F.2d 788· D.C. Cir.· 1965-07-02 ·cited 8×
• United States ex rel. William A. Wynn v. Wilkins
  342 F.2d 777· 2d Cir.· 1965-03-16 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus was premature because he had not exhausted his available state remedies.
• Craig v. State
  168 So. 2d 747· Fla.· 1964-10-21 ·cited 8×
  William Benjamin Craig was convicted of rape and appealed directly to the Florida Supreme Court, challenging the admission of a screwdriver as evidence and the sufficiency of evidence. The court affirmed the conviction, finding both the evidentiary ruling and evidence supporting
• Coor v. United States
  340 F.2d 784· D.C. Cir.· 1964-10-01 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the incriminating statements were admissible under the Mallory rule, and the original judgment was reinstated.
• United States ex rel. William Witherspoon v. Ogilvie
  337 F.2d 427· 7th Cir.· 1964-09-28 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the Illinois statute requiring the jury to fix punishment for murder did not violate due process or equal protection, and that the trial judge's remark about cumulative evidence was not prejudicial error.
• Haier v. United States
  334 F.2d 441· 10th Cir.· 1964-07-24 ·cited 8×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the trial court erred in applying requirements of diligence and a showing of a different retrial result to a motion to vacate sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
• United States ex rel. Nathan Jackson v. Denno
  309 F.2d 573· 2d Cir.· 1962-11-02 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the introduction of the appellant's statement did not deprive him of a constitutional right to a fair trial, as it was voluntarily given and counsel strategically chose not to object.
• United States ex rel. Edward Aleen v. Murphy
  295 F.2d 385· 2d Cir.· 1961-10-20 ·cited 8×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the relator had not demonstrated exhaustion of state remedies, thus denying his application for habeas corpus.
• Shuler v. State
  132 So. 2d 7· Fla.· 1961-07-07 ·cited 8×
  Robert Shuler and Jerry Chatman were convicted of rape based on circumstantial evidence and confessions. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed their convictions, rejecting arguments that their confessions were involuntary and that the corpus delicti was insufficiently established.
• Wilson v. Sigler
  285 F.2d 372· 8th Cir.· 1961-01-20 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the petitioner's claims did not demonstrate a denial of due process regarding the admissibility of his confessions, as the state court record supported the finding that the confessions were voluntary and counsel had opportunities to present evidence.