Voluntariness Of Confession

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• Shriner v. Wainwright
  570 F. Supp. 766· N.D. Fla.· 1982-04-20 ·cited 2×·via Coerced Confession
  The court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus and the application for a stay of execution, finding no constitutional violations in the petitioner's conviction or sentence.
• United States v. Johnson
  649 F.2d 617· 8th Cir.· 1981-05-29 ·cited 2×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the government's disclosure of the informant's potentially false testimony to the court and defense counsel, and the judge's subsequent finding that the testimony did not affect the outcome, satisfied due process. The court also held that the defendant's confe
• Beach v. Blackburn
  631 F.2d 1168· 5th Cir.· 1980-12-01 ·cited 2×·via Involuntary Confession
  The court held that the district court erred in denying habeas corpus relief without an evidentiary hearing on the claims of involuntary confession and ineffective assistance of counsel.
• Wright v. Bombard
  638 F.2d 457· 2d Cir.· 1980-10-30 ·cited 2×
  Federal habeas corpus review is foreclosed because the petitioner failed to properly raise his constitutional claim in state court, and thus did not meet the cause and prejudice standard required by Wainwright v. Sykes.
• State v. Cobb
  387 So. 2d 526· Fla. 4th DCA· 1980-09-03 ·cited 2×
  Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court's order suppressing a juvenile's confession, holding that parental notification under Florida Statutes § 39.03(3) is only required after the police decide to detain the juvenile, not before or during initial interro
• Sanders v. State
  378 So. 2d 880· Fla. 1st DCA· 1979-12-21 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the admission of physical evidence and the defendant's confession was proper, as he was adequately informed of his rights and voluntarily waived them.
• United States v. Gipson
  609 F.2d 893· 8th Cir.· 1979-11-20 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the trial court did not err in admitting the defendant's confession or copies of documents showing government receipt of stolen property.
• United States v. Stark
  609 F.2d 271· 6th Cir.· 1979-11-14 ·cited 2×
  The court held that a formal written waiver of Miranda rights is not required, and a voluntary waiver can be inferred from the circumstances.
• Kimble v. State
  372 So. 2d 1014· Fla. 2d DCA· 1979-07-13 ·cited 2×
  Edgar Lee Kimble appeals his manslaughter conviction, claiming the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress a confession without making an explicit finding of voluntariness. The Florida District Court of Appeal affirmed, holding that when a defendant fails to allege co
• Elliott v. Thompson
  599 F.2d 767· 6th Cir.· 1979-06-11 ·cited 2×
  The court affirmed the district court's denial of the habeas corpus petition, finding the confession voluntary and any Bruton Rule violation to be harmless error.
• Sellars v. Estelle
  571 F.2d 1314· 5th Cir.· 1978-04-11 ·cited 2×
  The court granted the petitioner's motion to remand the case to the district court to reopen proceedings and allow the respondent to present further testimony.
• Schmidt v. Lowell D. Hewitt
  573 F.2d 794· 3d Cir.· 1978-02-24 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the state court record did not fairly support the decision regarding the admissibility of the confession, requiring a federal evidentiary hearing.
• Hampton v. State
  354 So. 2d 443· Fla. 2d DCA· 1978-01-25 ·cited 2×
  Appellant Hampton appealed the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress a confession obtained during robbery investigation. The appellate court held that the trial court erred by refusing to hear police testimony on the voluntariness of the confession and remanded the case
• Walker v. State
  353 So. 2d 968· Fla. 3d DCA· 1978-01-10 ·cited 2×·via Involuntary Statements
  Affirmed conviction for first-degree murder, assault with intent to commit murder, and breaking and entering; trial court properly denied motion to suppress statements and properly restricted expert testimony on voluntariness.
• United States v. Hartmon
  566 F.2d 49· 8th Cir.· 1977-12-13 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the defendant's waiver of Miranda rights was voluntary and the oral statements were admissible.
• United States v. Koch
  552 F.2d 1216· 7th Cir.· 1977-04-01 ·cited 2×
  The court held that a confession obtained after prolonged solitary confinement in a "boxcar" cell, under circumstances suggesting it was compelled by the conditions of confinement, should have been suppressed.
• United States v. Trotter
  538 F.2d 217· 8th Cir.· 1976-07-14 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the defendant's confession was properly admitted into evidence and that the trial court did not err in admitting Indiana registration records or in denying the motion to acquit.
• State v. Knight
  324 So. 2d 169· Fla. 2d DCA· 1975-12-17 ·cited 2×
  The State appealed the trial court's blanket suppression of the defendant's statements regarding a stolen tractor tire. The appellate court held that while some statements made after law enforcement inducements were properly suppressed, earlier voluntary admissions made before th
• Walker v. State
  319 So. 2d 642· Fla. 3d DCA· 1975-10-07 ·cited 2×
  Florida appellate court affirmed conviction for child abuse where defendant's confession was admissible despite trial court's failure to make express voluntariness finding, as the record showed no coercion and the denial of the suppression motion implied voluntariness.
• Walker v. State
  311 So. 2d 768· Fla. 3d DCA· 1975-04-29 ·cited 2×
  Bernard Walker appeals his conviction for torturing or unlawfully punishing a child, arguing the trial court erred by summarily denying his motion to suppress his confession without making a specific finding of voluntariness. The court holds that a trial judge's conclusory denial
• Suggs v. State
  303 So. 2d 687· Fla. 2d DCA· 1974-12-06 ·cited 2×·via Involuntary Statements
  Willie Suggs appeals his second degree murder conviction, arguing that the jury heard potentially prejudicial circumstances surrounding inadmissible statements he made to police, even though the substance of those statements was ultimately excluded. The court holds that the trial
• Reid McLAUGHLIN v. State
  300 So. 2d 38· Fla. 3d DCA· 1974-09-17 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the facts presented were insufficient as a matter of law to establish psychological coercion rendering the confession inadmissible.
• Stidham v. Swenson
  506 F.2d 478· 8th Cir.· 1974-03-28 ·cited 2×
  The court held that not all material facts were adequately developed at the state court hearing, requiring an evidentiary hearing in the district court.
• State v. Edred Augustus Black
  284 So. 2d 467· Fla. 1st DCA· 1973-10-30 ·cited 2×
  The State appealed a trial court's order suppressing a homicide suspect's confession. The appellate court reversed, holding that the police conduct during the 10-hour interrogation was not coercive and that the confession was freely and voluntarily given despite the defendant's e
• Gullage v. State OF S.C.
  480 F.2d 1219· 4th Cir.· 1973-06-25 ·cited 2×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that consent to a search is voluntary if it is the product of a free and deliberate choice, even if the consenting party was unaware of their right to refuse consent.
• United States v. Johnson
  474 F.2d 6· 9th Cir.· 1973-02-20 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the trial court did not err in admitting the defendant's extra-judicial statements, as they were found to be voluntary and made after a valid Miranda waiver.
• Gustafson v. State
  273 So. 2d 86· Fla. 4th DCA· 1973-01-23 ·cited 2×
• United States ex rel. Anthony Portelli v. LaVALLEE
  469 F.2d 1239· 2d Cir.· 1972-12-06 ·cited 2×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that witness testimony obtained after police coercion is admissible if the jury is informed of the coercion and can assess the witness's credibility.
• Pine v. Estelle
  470 F.2d 721· 9th Cir.· 1972-11-27 ·cited 2×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the appellant's claims regarding the voluntariness of his guilty plea and waiver of counsel were without merit, and that the lower court's denial of habeas corpus was correct.
• United States v. Bush
  466 F.2d 236· 5th Cir.· 1972-08-29 ·cited 2×
  The court held that a jury's finding of voluntariness for a confession is not dependent on the defendant's understanding of Miranda warnings, even if the judge requires such understanding for admissibility.
• Retherford v. State
  265 So. 2d 80· Fla. 1st DCA· 1972-07-06 ·cited 2×
  Retherford was convicted of attempted rape and sentenced to 10 years. The appellate court reversed and remanded because the trial court admitted a Miranda-tainted pre-trial confession for impeachment purposes without ascertaining voluntariness, violating established Florida law u
• Hanson v. Warden, Minn. Stillwater State Prison
  461 F.2d 1085· 8th Cir.· 1972-06-14 ·cited 2×
  A federal habeas corpus applicant must show that their version of events, if true, would require a conclusion that the confession was involuntary, not merely procedural shortcomings in the state court's determination.
• United States v. Moreno-Flores
  461 F.2d 1001· 9th Cir.· 1972-06-08 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the defendant's confession was voluntary and not rendered inadmissible by the interrogators' alleged deception.
• United States ex rel. Harry Shank v. Commonwealth of Pa.
  461 F.2d 61· 3d Cir.· 1972-06-01 ·cited 2×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a habeas corpus hearing, as the state court's decision that the guilty pleas were voluntary and knowing was fairly supported by the record.
• United States ex rel. Patrick Mullen v. Henderson
  467 F.2d 899· 5th Cir.· 1972-05-21 ·cited 2×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that a guilty plea entered upon advice of competent counsel is voluntary, even if based on coerced confessions.
• United States v. Critchlow
  459 F.2d 793· 10th Cir.· 1972-05-05 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the defendant's sentence under the Federal Youth Corrections Act was legal, he was not denied a speedy trial, and the confession was admissible.
• United States v. Ritter
  456 F.2d 178· 10th Cir.· 1972-03-16 ·cited 2×
  Confessions made after proper Miranda warnings are considered voluntary and understandingly given, even if the defendant initially refused to sign a waiver form.
• Coursey v. Beto
  455 F.2d 474· 5th Cir.· 1972-02-14 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the district court did not err in denying the habeas corpus petition because the state court's findings regarding the voluntariness of the confession and the effectiveness of counsel were supported by the evidence.
• Hon. Vincent A. Mancusi v. United States ex rel. Robert Clayton
  454 F.2d 454· 2d Cir.· 1972-01-17 ·cited 2×
  The District Court properly granted habeas corpus relief because the petitioner's confession was involuntary due to coercive circumstances, and the District Court had the authority to redetermine this federal constitutional question.
• Earp v. Hoyt C. Cupp
  453 F.2d 378· 9th Cir.· 1972-01-10 ·cited 2×·via Voluntariness Of Admissions
  The court held that the petitioner's admissions were voluntary and made in accordance with his rights, and that the Oregon statute regarding the burden of proving insanity is constitutional.
• Caril Ann Fugate v. Madolyn Gaffney
  453 F.2d 362· 8th Cir.· 1971-12-30 ·cited 2×
  The dissenting judge argues that the written confession was inadmissible because it was secured in violation of the juvenile's constitutional rights, specifically due process.
• United States ex rel. Eugene H. Kidd v. Commonwealth OF Pa. & Dist. Attorney of Philadelphia Cnty.
  453 F.2d 247· 3d Cir.· 1971-12-29 ·cited 2×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the prisoner's claims of incompetent counsel and an invalid guilty plea lacked merit, and affirmed the denial of habeas corpus relief.
• United States ex rel. James Brown v. Rundle
  450 F.2d 517· 3d Cir.· 1971-11-10 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the appellant's confessions were voluntary and admissible, and his transfer from the Youth Study Center did not constitute an illegal arrest.
• United States v. Entrekin
  450 F.2d 1102· 8th Cir.· 1971-11-09 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the defendant's statements made while in custody were voluntary and admissible.
• Wade v. State OF Cal.
  450 F.2d 726· 9th Cir.· 1971-10-04 ·cited 2×·via Coerced Confession
  A guilty plea, even if motivated by a coerced confession, is not invalid if the defendant received competent counsel and the plea itself was voluntary and intelligent under the law existing at the time.
• United States ex rel. Robert Loray v. Yeager
  446 F.2d 1360· 3d Cir.· 1971-08-16 ·cited 2×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the district court did not err in denying the habeas corpus petition, as the state record adequately supported the finding that the confession was not coerced.
• Chiaie v. Picard
  445 F.2d 804· 1st Cir.· 1971-06-23 ·cited 2×·via Involuntary Confession
  The court held that the defendant had not exhausted state remedies and that the Commonwealth should be allowed to provide an evidentiary hearing in its own courts.
• United States ex rel. Sam Jiggetts v. Follette
  446 F.2d 114· 2d Cir.· 1971-06-21 ·cited 2×·via Involuntary Confession
  The court held that even if the admission of the appellant's statement was error, it was harmless error because the defense strategy at trial essentially conceded the facts admitted in the statement.
• United States ex rel. Warren E. Cronan v. Hon. Vincent R. Mancusi
  444 F.2d 51· 2d Cir.· 1971-06-11 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the petitioner's confessions were voluntary and that the state proceedings adequately determined their voluntariness, thus denying the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
• Clark v. Nelson
  442 F.2d 413· 9th Cir.· 1971-05-13 ·cited 2×·via Voluntariness Of Admissions
  The court affirmed the denial of the habeas corpus petition, finding no error in the district court's reliance on the state criminal action record without an evidentiary hearing.