Voluntariness Of Confession

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• Ortiz v. Baker
  411 F.2d 263· 10th Cir.· 1969-05-26 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the federal habeas court did not err in denying relief without an evidentiary hearing because the state proceedings provided a full and fair hearing on the factual issues.
• United States ex rel. Burton N. Pugach v. Hon. Vincent R. Mancusi
  411 F.2d 177· 2d Cir.· 1969-05-12 ·cited 6×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the defendant raised at least two non-frivolous grounds for collateral attack on his conviction, warranting a hearing.
• Grady v. Boutwell, Jr.
  408 F.2d 629· 5th Cir.· 1969-02-19 ·cited 6×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the district court's findings were not clearly erroneous and affirmed the denial of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
• Porter v. State
  214 So. 2d 73· Fla. 2d DCA· 1968-09-20 ·cited 6×·via Involuntary Confession
  The court held that the appellant's arguments on appeal were without merit and affirmed the lower court's decision.
• Young v. State
  213 So. 2d 462· Fla. 1st DCA· 1968-08-20 ·cited 6×
  Three defendants appealed a denial of their petition to vacate death sentences for first-degree murder, challenging the admissibility of their confessions on grounds of coercion. The Florida District Court of Appeal affirmed, holding that the confessions were voluntarily given ba
• Application of Michael Reynolds for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
  397 F.2d 131· 3d Cir.· 1968-07-02 ·cited 6×
  The dissenting judge would reverse the judgment and grant a new trial regarding the appellants' degree of guilt.
• United States ex rel. Albert Jefferson v. Hon. Harold W. Follette
  396 F.2d 862· 2d Cir.· 1968-06-06 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the district court erred in dismissing the habeas corpus petition without a hearing, as the petitioner made a sufficient showing that he may have been denied the means to adequately develop facts at the state court hearing.
• United States v. Ruth
  394 F.2d 134· 3d Cir.· 1968-05-08 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the government agents did not comply with the spirit of Escobedo and Miranda, rendering the oral statement inadmissible.
• Logner v. State OF N.C.
  392 F.2d 222· 4th Cir.· 1968-03-21 ·cited 6×·via Involuntary Confession
  The court affirmed the District Court's orders, finding no error in its determination that the confession was involuntary and in its subsequent procedural rulings.
• Tuttle v. Decker
  386 F.2d 814· 5th Cir.· 1967-12-07 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the appellant's confession was voluntary and not the product of coercion, and thus the district court's denial of the habeas corpus petition was correct.
• Reed v. State
  204 So. 2d 26· Fla. 1st DCA· 1967-10-31 ·cited 6×·via Coerced Confession
  This case involves an appeal from an order denying a motion to set aside a conviction for breaking and entering with intent to commit grand larceny. The appellant argued his guilty plea was involuntary due to his codefendant's confession, but the court found the plea was voluntar
• Pickett v. State
  202 So. 2d 203· Fla. 1st DCA· 1967-09-14 ·cited 6×
  Pickett and Kaiser were convicted of unlawful attempt to commit larceny of an automobile. On appeal, they challenged the admission of their extra-judicial confessions and the sufficiency of evidence. The court affirmed the convictions, holding that the corpus delicti was sufficie
• Rainsberger v. Fogliani
  380 F.2d 783· 9th Cir.· 1967-06-29 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the amended statute did not constitute an ex post facto law and that the state court's findings on confession voluntariness were adequately supported by the record.
• Norris v. Wilson
  378 F.2d 324· 9th Cir.· 1967-05-23 ·cited 6×·via Involuntary Confession
  A conviction following a guilty plea is based solely on the plea, not on prior evidence, and forecloses collateral attack unless the plea was coerced.
• McFARLAND v. Wilson
  376 F.2d 852· 9th Cir.· 1967-04-17 ·cited 6×·via Involuntary Confession
  The court held that the totality of circumstances did not indicate the incriminating statements were involuntary and inadmissible.
• Salbador Morales-Gomez v. United States
  371 F.2d 432· 10th Cir.· 1967-01-04 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the appellant's conviction was valid because the delay in bringing him before a commissioner was not unreasonable and his confession was voluntary.
• Jacobs v. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary
  367 F.2d 321· 4th Cir.· 1966-10-07 ·cited 6×·via Involuntary Confession
  The court held that the connection between the co-defendant's involuntary confession and the appellant's subsequent confession was too attenuated to render the appellant's confession involuntary.
• Smallwood v. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary
  367 F.2d 945· 4th Cir.· 1966-09-26 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the petitioner's confession was involuntary due to coercive interrogation tactics and his intellectual deficiencies, thus violating his due process rights.
• McCUMBER v. State
  182 So. 2d 627· Fla. 3d DCA· 1966-02-15 ·cited 6×
  McCumber appeals his conviction for breaking and entering a dwelling and grand larceny, challenging the admission of incriminating statements made during police interrogation and objecting to prosecutorial comments about a co-charged suspect. The court affirmed the conviction, fi
• Pece v. COX
  354 F.2d 913· 10th Cir.· 1965-12-23 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the failure to appoint counsel at the preliminary examination did not invalidate the subsequent trial where the defendant was represented by counsel and accorded constitutional rights.
• Miller v. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary
  338 F.2d 201· 4th Cir.· 1964-10-29 ·cited 6×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the denial of the petitioner's requests to contact counsel before and during interrogation violated his Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
• Easley v. United States
  333 F.2d 75· 10th Cir.· 1964-06-08 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the defendant's written confession was properly admitted into evidence.
• Allen v. Bannan
  332 F.2d 399· 6th Cir.· 1964-05-20 ·cited 6×
  A confession obtained during an unlawful detention in state court is admissible if it was voluntary and did not violate Fourteenth Amendment due process, even if a state statute regarding prompt arraignment was violated.
• Williams v. United States
  328 F.2d 669· 5th Cir.· 1964-03-05 ·cited 6×
  The majority opinion improperly substituted its judgment for the trial court's regarding the admissibility of a confession, disregarding facts and the trial judge's discretion.
• United States ex rel. v. Pate
  326 F.2d 402· 7th Cir.· 1964-01-08 ·cited 6×·via Coerced Confession
  The district court was not required to hold an evidentiary hearing on the petitioner's claims of constitutional violations.
• Denver Powell v. Beryle C. Sacks
  303 F.2d 808· 6th Cir.· 1962-06-15 ·cited 6×
  The Court held that a prior denial of habeas corpus does not bar reconsideration if new legal rulings or ends of justice warrant it, and remanded for a hearing on the merits.
• United States v. Pravato
  282 F.2d 587· 2d Cir.· 1960-09-23 ·cited 6×
  The court affirmed the convictions of all four defendants, finding no reversible error in the admission of Mclvor's statement or in the sufficiency of evidence for Pravato's conviction, and agreeing with counsel that Dellamura and Sullivan's appeals lacked merit.
• Escute v. Delgado
  282 F.2d 335· 1st Cir.· 1960-09-23 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the petitioner was not entitled to counsel during the district attorney's interrogation as it was not a judicial proceeding, and his confession was voluntary, thus not violating due process.
• United States ex rel. Emil Reck v. Ragen
  274 F.2d 250· 7th Cir.· 1960-01-13 ·cited 6×
  The dissenting judge holds that the defendant's confessions were the product of psychological coercion and deprivation, violating his due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment.
• Irvin v. Dowd
  271 F.2d 552· 7th Cir.· 1959-10-23 ·cited 6×
  The dissenting judge holds that the defendant was denied due process of law and a fair trial.
• United States ex rel. Paul Crump v. Sain
  264 F.2d 424· 7th Cir.· 1959-03-20 ·cited 6×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that a state prisoner seeking federal habeas corpus relief has exhausted state remedies when the state's highest court has already ruled on the federal constitutional question presented, even if a different state post-conviction procedure exists.
• Thomas v. Eyman
  235 F.2d 775· 9th Cir.· 1956-08-08 ·cited 6×
  The District Court did not err in denying the habeas corpus applications without a plenary hearing because the state court had already properly resolved the federal constitutional issue.
• Paquet v. United States
  236 F.2d 203· 9th Cir.· 1956-07-10 ·cited 6×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the appellant's confession was not coerced and was sufficiently corroborated by independent evidence, making its admission into evidence proper.
• Fouquette v. Bernard
  198 F.2d 860· 9th Cir.· 1952-08-21 ·cited 6×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the district court correctly denied the habeas corpus application because the petitioner failed to exhaust state remedies on some issues and no error was found on others.
• Thomas v. Duffy
  191 F.2d 360· 9th Cir.· 1951-08-31 ·cited 6×·via Coerced Confession
  The court certified probable cause for appeal and stayed the execution, finding substantial questions regarding the denial of habeas corpus relief based on alleged coerced confession.
• La Moore v. United States
  180 F.2d 49· D.C. Cir.· 1950-01-13 ·cited 6×
  The court held that a statement made by a defendant in jail to an attorney and a deputy marshal was voluntary and admissible, and that the attorney-client privilege did not apply.
• Story v. United States
  174 F.2d 120· 8th Cir.· 1949-04-19 ·cited 6×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that errors in admitting evidence at trial must be raised on direct appeal, not in a motion to vacate sentence.
• Alderman v. United States
  165 F.2d 622· D.C. Cir.· 1947-12-31 ·cited 6×
  A confession is not rendered inadmissible by a delay in presenting the defendant before a magistrate unless the confession was induced by the detention or aggravated by police brutality, which the jury rejected.
• Haines v. State
  158 Fla. 9· Fla.· 1946-10-08 ·cited 6×
  Ida Mae Haines was convicted of manslaughter after being charged with second-degree murder. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed her conviction, rejecting challenges to the sufficiency of evidence and the admissibility of her unsigned, typewritten confession made to police officers
• Sharpe v. Commonwealth of Ky.
  135 F.2d 974· 6th Cir.· 1943-06-04 ·cited 6×·via Coerced Confession
  Federal courts may not be precluded by state procedural limitations from considering constitutional claims in habeas corpus petitions, especially concerning coerced confessions or newly discovered evidence of innocence.
• Burnard Whitten v. State
  86 Fla. 111· Fla.· 1923-07-07 ·cited 6×
  Burnard Whitten was convicted of first-degree murder for the second time after his initial conviction was reversed on a prior writ of error. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence, rejecting claims regarding jurisdictional defects following county boundary changes,
• Wells v. State
  75 Fla. 229· Fla.· 1918-02-05 ·cited 6×·via Coerced Confession
  John Wells was convicted of receiving stolen goods knowing them to be stolen. On appeal, Wells challenged the trial court's denial of a directed verdict, admission of certain testimony, sufficiency of evidence, and prosecuting attorney misconduct. The Florida Supreme Court affirm
• State v. Vazquez
  295 So. 3d 373· Fla. 2d DCA· 2020-05-13 ·cited 5×
  The appellate court reversed a trial court's order suppressing statements made by a defendant during a police interview. The court found that the interview, even with its confrontational aspects, was not custodial and therefore did not require Miranda warnings.
• Lebron v. State
  232 So. 3d 942· Fla.· 2017-12-21 ·cited 5×
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed Joel Lebrón's convictions for first-degree murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, robbery, and sexual battery arising from a brutal 2002 crime in which he and codefendants abducted two high school students, raped one, and murdered her. However, t
• Sonny Eric Pierce v. State
  221 So. 3d 1218· Fla. 1st DCA· 2017-06-06 ·cited 5×
  Pierce appeals his conviction for attempted second-degree murder, challenging the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress statements made during custodial interrogation. The Florida First District Court of Appeal reversed and remanded for a new trial, finding that Pierce's
• Tavis Lee Bell v. State
  201 So. 3d 1267· Fla. 2d DCA· 2016-10-28 ·cited 5×
  Tavis Lee Bell appeals his convictions for sexual abuse of children in his custody, challenging the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress his second statement to police detectives. The court reverses, holding that Bell was subjected to custodial interrogation during the
• Wilson v. State
  191 So. 3d 537· Fla. 1st DCA· 2016-05-20 ·cited 5×
  Kenneth Arthur Wilson appealed his convictions for first-degree murder and robbery while armed, arguing that his confession was involuntary because he was coerced into accompanying officers to the sheriff's office. The First District Court of Appeal affirmed the convictions, find
• Benitez v. State
  952 So. 2d 1275· Fla. 2d DCA· 2007-04-13 ·cited 5×
  Jose Benitez appeals his convictions for burglary, grand theft, and other crimes after pleading guilty while reserving his right to challenge the denial of his motion to suppress his confession. The court affirmed the trial court's finding of reasonable suspicion for the stop but
• Thomas v. State
  838 So. 2d 1192· Fla. 2d DCA· 2003-01-31 ·cited 5×·via Coerced Confession
  Clifford Earl Thomas appeals his conviction for attempted second-degree murder, arguing that the trial court improperly commented on evidence critical to the defense by suggesting there was no unrecorded conversation between Thomas and the interrogating officer. The Second Distri
• Isom v. State
  819 So. 2d 154· Fla. 2d DCA· 2002-04-17 ·cited 5×
  The Florida District Court of Appeal reversed a conviction, holding that a confession obtained after a police officer gave an evasive and misleading answer to a suspect's question about needing a lawyer was inadmissible. The court found the officer's response violated the suspect