Voluntariness Of Confession

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• United States v. Wilson
  264 F.2d 104· 2d Cir.· 1959-02-27 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination does not require police to warn an arrested person of their rights before accepting voluntary incriminating statements.
• West v. United States
  259 F.2d 868· 5th Cir.· 1958-10-24 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the search and seizure were valid, the admission of evidence regarding a bribe offer was proper, and the confession was admissible.
• United States ex rel. Harold D. Rogers v. Richmond
  252 F.2d 807· 2d Cir.· 1958-02-20 ·cited 8×
  The Court held that the District Court abused its discretion by failing to obtain and examine the state trial record before conducting a de novo hearing in a habeas corpus proceeding.
• Dixon v. United States
  237 F.2d 509· 10th Cir.· 1956-10-03 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the civil court's review of a court-martial conviction via habeas corpus is limited to jurisdiction and basic constitutional rights, not evidentiary sufficiency or procedural errors already addressed by military tribunals.
• Application of Eugene Burwell
  236 F.2d 770· 9th Cir.· 1956-08-06 ·cited 8×
  The court granted certificates of probable cause, allowing Burwell and Rogers to appeal the denial of their habeas corpus petitions.
• Espinola v. State
  82 So. 2d 601· Fla.· 1955-10-05 ·cited 8×
  Steve Espinola was convicted of operating a lottery and sentenced to three years imprisonment. On appeal, he challenged both the validity of the search warrant used to obtain evidence and the trial court's procedure in examining his alleged confession in the jury's presence. The
• Simring v. State
  77 So. 2d 833· Fla.· 1955-01-25 ·cited 8×
  Simring was convicted of two separate crimes involving obscene literature: possession for purposes of sale and sale of obscene literature. On appeal, the Florida Supreme Court addressed whether evidence was properly admitted and whether Simring's confession was voluntary, ultimat
• United States ex rel. Farnsworth v. Murphy
  207 F.2d 885· 2d Cir.· 1953-11-13 ·cited 8×·via Coerced Confession
  The court denied the motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and for appointment of an attorney, and dismissed the appeal.
• Chessman v. People
  205 F.2d 128· 9th Cir.· 1953-05-28 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the district court did not err in denying the petition for a writ of habeas corpus because the state courts had adequately considered and disposed of the petitioner's contentions.
• Wood v. Howard
  157 F.2d 807· 7th Cir.· 1946-11-14 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the petitioner knowingly and intelligently waived his right to counsel and a jury trial, and thus his due process rights were not violated.
• Sykes v. United States
  143 F.2d 140· D.C. Cir.· 1944-05-15 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the admission of pre-arraignment statements and a witness's unsolicited statement about the defendant being an ex-convict were not grounds for reversal.
• Tooisgah v. United States
  137 F.2d 713· 10th Cir.· 1943-08-05 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the trial court did not err in admitting the confession, as the preliminary inquiry into its voluntariness was not required when the evidence already presented showed it was voluntary.
• Murdock v. State
  115 So. 3d 1050· Fla. 4th DCA· 2013-06-12 ·cited 7×
  Michael Murdock was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted robbery based primarily on incriminating statements made during police interrogation. The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed because detectives misinformed Murdock about his Miranda rights—specifically, that
• McPHEE v. State
  117 So. 3d 1137· Fla. 3d DCA· 2012-12-05 ·cited 7×·via Coerced Confession
  The court affirmed the conviction, finding no merit in the defendant's four appellate issues.
• State v. Powell
  66 So. 3d 905· Fla.· 2011-06-16 ·cited 7×·via Coerced Confession
  On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal, the Florida Supreme Court reconsidered whether Miranda warnings adequately advised a suspect of his right to counsel during custodial interrogation. The Court held that warnings informing the suspect of his right to 'talk to a law
• Richards v. State
  809 So. 2d 38· Fla. 5th DCA· 2002-02-01 ·cited 7×
  Jason Richards seeks habeas relief, claiming his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to raise certain arguments on direct appeal of his convictions for carjacking, robbery, kidnapping, and arson. The court denies the petition, finding Richards failed to meet the heavy b
• Grasle v. State
  779 So. 2d 334· Fla. 2d DCA· 2000-01-12 ·cited 7×
  Sherman Grasle appeals the denial of his motion to suppress a confession to armed robbery. The appellate court reversed, finding the confession was involuntarily given because the interviewing officer promised leniency and exploited their prior relationship to elicit incriminatin
• State v. Wilson
  747 So. 2d 1051· Fla. 5th DCA· 2000-01-07 ·cited 7×·via Involuntary Confession
  Miranda warnings are not required when a suspect makes inculpatory statements to a police officer at his home if a reasonable person in the suspect's position would not believe he was in police custody.
• Franklin v. State
  718 So. 2d 902· Fla. 5th DCA· 1998-09-18 ·cited 7×
  James Franklin was convicted of second-degree murder and appealed, arguing his confession was involuntary and that the state failed to establish the corpus delicti and his identity as the perpetrator. The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction, holding tha
• Walker v. State
  604 So. 2d 913· Fla. 1st DCA· 1992-09-04 ·cited 7×·via Coerced Confession
  Henry Walker appealed his sentence imposed after the trial court granted his motion for post-conviction relief challenging the legality of his sentence. The court held that both the original and corrected sentences were illegal because they impermissibly allowed probation to run
• Puccio v. State
  440 So. 2d 419· Fla. 1st DCA· 1983-10-14 ·cited 7×
  Michael Puccio appeals the denial of his motion to suppress admissions about burglaries allegedly induced by police promises. The court affirmed, holding that the officers' qualified statements about cooperation—with clear disclaimers that charging decisions rested with the state
• Grover Cleveland Alexander, Jr. v. State
  399 So. 2d 110· Fla. 1st DCA· 1981-06-01 ·cited 7×
• United States v. Martinez-Perez
  625 F.2d 541· 5th Cir.· 1980-09-02 ·cited 7×
  The court held that the appellant's confession was voluntary and admissible, as it was the product of his free and rational choice under the totality of the circumstances.
• McDONNELL v. State
  292 So. 2d 420· Fla. 4th DCA· 1974-03-15 ·cited 7×
  Lawrence McDonnell was convicted of forgery after the trial court improperly refused to hear his pretrial motion to suppress his confession immediately before trial. The appellate court found the trial court committed error in refusing the motion, but affirmed the conviction unde
• Kitchens v. State
  240 So. 2d 321· Fla. 1st DCA· 1970-11-03 ·cited 7×
  A trial court commits reversible error by refusing to allow a defendant to testify outside the jury's presence on the voluntariness of his confession when the court has already allowed state witnesses to testify on that same issue outside the jury's presence.
• State v. Prosser
  235 So. 2d 740· Fla. 1st DCA· 1970-05-19 ·cited 7×
  The State appealed an order suppressing statements made by the defendant, arguing the trial court erred in finding the statements were not voluntary due to a failure to comply with Miranda v. Arizona.
• Berriel v. State
  233 So. 2d 163· Fla. 4th DCA· 1970-03-13 ·cited 7×
  Daniel Berriel challenged his robbery conviction and life sentence through a habeas corpus petition after his court-appointed counsel failed to prosecute his direct appeal. The Fourth District Court of Appeal reviewed his claims and rejected both his argument that denying a conti
• Mathew v. State
  209 So. 2d 234· Fla. 2d DCA· 1968-04-17 ·cited 7×·via Voluntariness Of Admissions
  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
• Male v. State
  189 So. 2d 521· Fla. 3d DCA· 1966-07-19 ·cited 7×
  This case considers whether a defendant's confession, made after consulting with his attorney, violates his constitutional right to counsel. The court held that the confession was admissible because it was made voluntarily after the defendant had the opportunity to consult with h
• Roberts v. State
  188 So. 2d 392· Fla. 3d DCA· 1966-06-28 ·cited 7×
  The court held that the appellant's testimony regarding a threat was insufficient as a matter of law to require a finding that his subsequent confession was involuntary, but the evidence was insufficient to support a grand larceny conviction.
• Payne v. United States
  340 F.2d 748· 9th Cir.· 1965-01-22 ·cited 7×
  The court held that a confession made after being informed of rights by the Commissioner and FBI agent, and without evidence of coercion, is admissible even if made while in custody and without counsel.
• United States v. Yeager
  327 F.2d 311· 3d Cir.· 1963-07-17 ·cited 7×
  The court held that the statement obtained from Stanley Cassidy was not voluntary and therefore inadmissible under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment.
• Teachman v. State
  264 So. 3d 242· Fla. 1st DCA· 2019-01-02 ·cited 6×
  Appellant was convicted of sexual battery and lewd and lascivious molestation of a child and appealed, challenging the admissibility of his confession to police and the exclusion of evidence regarding the victim's consensual sexual relationship with her boyfriend. The court uphel
• Leshannon Jerome Shelly v. State
  262 So. 3d 1· Fla.· 2018-12-13 ·cited 6×·via Involuntary Confession
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed the conviction of LeShannon Jerome Shelly for first-degree murder, holding that detectives violated his Miranda rights by continuing to interrogate him after he unequivocally invoked his right to silence. The court established that the Welch sta
• State v. Myers
  169 So. 3d 1227· Fla. 5th DCA· 2015-07-17 ·cited 6×
  The State of Florida appealed a trial court's order suppressing statements made by Sharon Myers during two police station interviews. The appellate court reversed, holding that Myers was not in custody during the interviews and therefore Miranda warnings were not required.
• Ladson v. State
  63 So. 3d 807· Fla. 3d DCA· 2011-05-04 ·cited 6×
  Joshua Ladson appeals his conviction for manslaughter by culpable negligence with a firearm, challenging the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress his confession. The appellate court affirmed, holding that Ladson's initial encounter with police was consensual and that th
• McINTOSH v. State
  37 So. 3d 914· Fla. 3d DCA· 2010-06-02 ·cited 6×
  The appellate court held that the defendant's post-arrest statements were voluntary and admissible, affirming the trial court's denial of the motion to suppress.
• Dubon v. State
  982 So. 2d 746· Fla. 1st DCA· 2008-06-02 ·cited 6×·via Involuntary Confession
  Florida appellate court reversed first-degree murder conviction because police violated defendant's right to remain silent by continuing interrogation after he stated three times 'I have nothing to say,' rendering his subsequent confession involuntary.
• Vanevery v. State
  980 So. 2d 1105· Fla. 4th DCA· 2008-02-13 ·cited 6×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that statements made by the appellant after an officer threatened him with criminal charges for withholding information were inadmissible, and that testimony regarding a witness's statement to police was inadmissible hearsay.
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  2005 WL 2805562· Del.· 2006-03-14 ·cited 6×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that no agreement existed limiting the State's use of the defendant's proffer statement to investigative purposes. The court found that the defendant's statement was made voluntarily, against the advice of counsel, and with the understanding that it would be corrob
• McNAMEE v. State
  906 So. 2d 1171· Fla. 4th DCA· 2005-06-29 ·cited 6×·via Coerced Confession
  Paul McNamee was convicted of two counts of premeditated first-degree murder, robbery with a firearm, burglary of a dwelling while armed, and grand theft of a firearm. On appeal, he challenged the trial court's denial of motions to suppress evidence obtained from a vehicle stop a
• Dieurold Louis v. State
  855 So. 2d 253· Fla. 4th DCA· 2003-10-01 ·cited 6×
  Louis, an 18-year-old Creole speaker, was convicted of sexual battery and indecent assault on a child and challenged admission of his confession on grounds that he did not adequately understand English to voluntarily waive his Miranda rights. The Fourth District affirmed, holding
• Jones v. State
  747 So. 2d 982· Fla. 3d DCA· 1999-11-03 ·cited 6×·via Coerced Confession
  Lloyd Jones appeals the denial of his post-conviction motion challenging his burglary conviction. The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the summary denial, holding that Jones failed to demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland and that his claims were c
• Corrie Deonne Chambers v. State
  742 So. 2d 466· Fla. 3d DCA· 1999-09-22 ·cited 6×
  Corrie Chambers appealed his conviction for burglary with assault, challenging the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress a confessional tape and various evidentiary rulings. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the confession was voluntary based on the trial court'
• Snipes v. State
  651 So. 2d 108· Fla. 2d DCA· 1995-02-01 ·cited 6×
  Christopher Snipes, a minor, was adjudicated guilty of manslaughter with a firearm based on statements made during an extended police interrogation. The court reversed because the trial court erred in refusing to suppress statements made after his mother demanded his return home
• Stephenson v. State
  645 So. 2d 161· Fla. 4th DCA· 1994-11-23 ·cited 6×
  The court held that a prosecutor's comment implying a confession's admissibility had been resolved did not compel a new trial, and that the firearm conviction did not improperly enhance the sentence.
• Eason v. State
  632 So. 2d 191· Fla. 3d DCA· 1994-02-15 ·cited 6×·via Coerced Confession
  William Charles Eason appeals the denial of his motion for postconviction relief following his conviction for aggravated assault with a firearm, robbery with a firearm, and firearm possession, and his sentencing as a habitual violent felony offender. The appellate court affirmed
• United States v. Doucette
  979 F.2d 1042· 5th Cir.· 1992-12-09 ·cited 6×
  The court affirmed the conviction and sentence, finding no merit in the defendant's claims regarding discovery violations, involuntary confessions, or improper sentencing departures.
• United States v. Alvarez-Sanchez
  975 F.2d 1396· 9th Cir.· 1992-09-15 ·cited 6×
  A confession obtained during an unreasonable pre-arraignment delay, particularly when the delay is extended to allow for interrogation, must be suppressed, even if the confession is otherwise voluntary.
• Pharr v. Gudmanson
  951 F.2d 117· 7th Cir.· 1991-12-16 ·cited 6×
  A confession is not rendered involuntary by a misunderstanding of collateral consequences or the silence of an officer regarding charges outside the scope of a non-prosecution agreement.