Voluntariness Of Confession

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• United States v. Bernardo Tovar Gomez
  457 F.2d 593· 4th Cir.· 1972-03-21
• United States ex rel. McKinley Williams v. Hon. Harold W. Follette
  453 F.2d 745· 2d Cir.· 1971-12-10 ·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the petitioner's allegations of counsel's incompetence and misconduct were sufficient to require a hearing.
• Brock v. United States
  451 F.2d 1209· 6th Cir.· 1971-11-24 ·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the district judge did not err in denying the motion to vacate sentence without a hearing.
• Boast Laster, Jr. v. State
  254 So. 2d 29· Fla. 3d DCA· 1971-11-02
  Affirmed conviction for rape where trial court properly examined voluntariness of confession under pre-Miranda standards, and Miranda does not apply retroactively to 1964 conviction.
• Wilson v. Sigler
  449 F.2d 1352· 8th Cir.· 1971-10-26
  The court held that the district court's denial of the appellant's habeas corpus petition was correct because the confessions were voluntary and properly admitted into evidence.
• United States ex rel. Jose Burgos v. Follette
  448 F.2d 130· 2d Cir.· 1971-09-03
  The court held that the district court correctly denied the petition without a hearing because the record did not support claims of involuntary confession.
• United States v. Chaney
  446 F.2d 578· 3d Cir.· 1971-08-20 ·via Voluntariness Of Admissions
  The court held that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction and that the trial judge did not err in refusing to suppress the defendant's admissions.
• Melton v. Patterson
  445 F.2d 410· 10th Cir.· 1971-07-21 ·via Involuntary Confession
  The court held that the lower court did not err in denying habeas corpus relief, affirming that trial counsel was not inadequate and the submission of a dubious confession was not prejudicial given the jury's verdict.
• United States v. Parker
  446 F.2d 892· 5th Cir.· 1971-07-15
  The court held that the appellant's constitutional rights were not violated, his confession was voluntary and properly admitted, and the evidence was sufficient to support his conviction.
• Langlois v. Louie L. Wainwright
  445 F.2d 836· 5th Cir.· 1971-07-01 ·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the lower court's findings of fact were not clearly erroneous and that the state trial court provided a full and fair hearing on the voluntariness of the confession.
• Lott v. United States
  445 F.2d 858· 9th Cir.· 1971-06-23
• United States ex rel. William Henry Glover v. The Hon. J. Edwin LaVALLEE
  442 F.2d 456· 2d Cir.· 1971-05-12
  The court held that the state court's finding of voluntariness of the confessions was supported by sufficient evidence, even considering the alleged police violence.
• Tannahill v. State OF Ariz.
  440 F.2d 555· 9th Cir.· 1971-03-29
  The appellate court affirmed the district court's order granting habeas corpus, finding the confession involuntary and counsel ineffective.
• James v. Miller
  438 F.2d 1025· 9th Cir.· 1971-02-22
  The court held that the state courts provided a full and fair hearing on the voluntariness of the confession, and a federal evidentiary hearing was not required.
• Linehan v. State OF Minn.
  437 F.2d 395· 8th Cir.· 1971-02-09 ·via Coerced Confession
  A guilty plea based on reasonably competent advice is intelligent and not open to attack due to counsel's misjudgment on confession admissibility.
• Myers v. Frye
  436 F.2d 579· 7th Cir.· 1971-01-04
  The court held that the admission of the Illinois confession did not violate due process, as it was not tainted by prior involuntary Texas confessions, and affirmed the dismissal of the habeas corpus petition.
• United States v. Littlepage
  435 F.2d 498· 5th Cir.· 1970-12-22
  The court held that the defendant's oral statement was voluntary and admissible, and that the impeachment of a defense witness was proper.
• United States v. Kinney
  437 F.2d 407· 9th Cir.· 1970-12-21 ·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that even if incriminating statements were improperly admitted, the evidence of flight, combined with possession of recently stolen goods, was sufficient to support the delinquency finding, rendering any error harmless.
• Tweedy v. United States
  435 F.2d 702· 8th Cir.· 1970-12-10
  The court held that the district court's dismissal of the petition to vacate judgment and sentence was proper, affirming the denial of the motion.
• United States ex rel. Golden McMATH v. Pate
  435 F.2d 174· 7th Cir.· 1970-11-16
  The court held that the district court's denial of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus was not erroneous, as there was no basis to reverse the ruling on the voluntariness of the confessions.
• Harris v. United States
  434 F.2d 23· 9th Cir.· 1970-11-12 ·via Coerced Confession
  A guilty plea, entered upon the advice of counsel, is valid if the advice was within the range of competence required of attorneys, even if the defendant was unaware of the admissibility of a coerced confession.
• Brown v. Lash
  432 F.2d 1129· 7th Cir.· 1970-09-30
  The court held that the facts were not adequately developed at the state coram nobis hearing, entitling the petitioner to an evidentiary hearing in federal district court on the voluntariness of his confession.
• Moody v. Beto
  432 F.2d 74· 5th Cir.· 1970-09-29
  The court held that the prisoner's claims of denial of counsel during interrogation and denial of compulsory process for witnesses were without merit.
• Walker v. State
  240 So. 2d 519· Fla. 3d DCA· 1970-09-08
  The court held that the appellant's confession was voluntary and his right to confrontation was not violated by the use of a co-defendant's confession.
• Riley v. Wilson
  430 F.2d 1134· 9th Cir.· 1970-08-27
  The court held that the appellant's claims regarding illegal arrest, coerced confessions, ineffective assistance of counsel, and denial of confrontation were without merit and affirmed the district court's denial of the habeas corpus petition.
• United States ex rel. Robert Harvin v. Yeager
  428 F.2d 1354· 3d Cir.· 1970-06-30
  The court held that the trial court's failure to make a clear and unmistakable determination of the voluntariness of the relator's statement violated Jackson v. Denno, requiring a remand for a proper hearing.
• Jordan v. Cardwell
  428 F.2d 325· 6th Cir.· 1970-06-18
  The District Court erred in dismissing the habeas petition without an evidentiary hearing regarding the voluntariness of the confession.
• United States v. Adkins
  426 F.2d 298· 5th Cir.· 1970-05-28 ·via Involuntary Statements
  The court held that the inculpatory statements made by the appellant were voluntarily made and admissible.
• Jethro Bolton v. Nelson
  426 F.2d 807· 9th Cir.· 1970-05-18
  The court held that the petitioner's claims regarding his confession, ineffective counsel, and witness cross-examination did not warrant federal relief.
• Arland L. Gerberding v. State OF Minn.
  426 F.2d 247· 8th Cir.· 1970-05-18
  The court affirmed the denial of habeas corpus relief, holding that the state court's post-trial evidentiary hearing on confession voluntariness was a proper remedy and that the confession was voluntary under the totality of the circumstances.
• United States ex rel. Lawrence Denmark v. Honorable J. Edwin LaVALLEE
  426 F.2d 232· 2d Cir.· 1970-04-17
  A state procedure relying on the trial record for a post-conviction voluntariness hearing is adequate if the defendant had the opportunity for cross-examination.
• Blackburn v. Copinger
  421 F.2d 602· 4th Cir.· 1970-02-20
  The court affirmed the grant of a writ of habeas corpus, finding the confession involuntary.
• McPARLIN v. Warden OF Adult Corr. Inst.
  419 F.2d 7· 1st Cir.· 1969-12-16
  The federal court affirmed the denial of habeas corpus, finding the state court provided a full and fair hearing on the voluntariness of the confessions.
• United States v. Smith
  418 F.2d 1294· 5th Cir.· 1969-11-19
  The court held that the trial court's handling of the confession, even if technically flawed, complied with the substantial requirements of Jackson v. Denno and any error was harmless.
• Perkins v. State
  228 So. 2d 382· Fla.· 1969-10-08
  Cecil Perkins, a seventeen-year-old Black defendant, was convicted of rape and sentenced to death. On direct appeal, the Florida Supreme Court addressed constitutional challenges to the admission of physical evidence, identification testimony, and incriminating statements, ultima
• United States ex rel. Vincent Cerullo v. Hon. Harold W. Follette
  416 F.2d 156· 2d Cir.· 1969-10-02
  The court held that the new evidence presented at the second hearing, combined with the existing record, overwhelmingly demonstrated that the confessions were voluntary and that the lower court erred in granting the writ of habeas corpus.
• Richardson v. Louie L. Wainwright
  416 F.2d 1246· 5th Cir.· 1969-10-01 ·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the district court did not err in denying the petition for habeas corpus relief.
• United States ex rel. Robert J. Ward v. Mancusi
  414 F.2d 87· 2d Cir.· 1969-07-24
  The court held that the statements made by the appellant were voluntary, despite the circumstances, and affirmed the denial of his habeas corpus petition.
• United States ex rel. Robert Stokes v. Rundle
  411 F.2d 609· 3d Cir.· 1969-06-02
  The court held that the District Court's finding that the appellant's confession was voluntary was sound and right.
• Abbott v. Beto
  409 F.2d 1324· 5th Cir.· 1969-04-24
  The court held that the confession was voluntary under the totality of the circumstances and therefore admissible.
• Gilreath v. Eyman
  407 F.2d 811· 9th Cir.· 1969-02-20
  The court held that the trial court's finding of voluntariness of the appellant's statements was adequately supported by the record and that the appellant's decision not to testify at the voluntariness hearing was a strategic choice.
• Janovic v. Eyman
  406 F.2d 314· 9th Cir.· 1969-01-16
  The court held that the district court's findings were not erroneous and that the appellant was not deprived of his constitutional rights, affirming the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
• United States ex rel. Calvin Clidy-#43188 v. Pinto
  404 F.2d 884· 3d Cir.· 1968-12-23
  The court held that the appellant's confession was voluntary and not obtained in violation of his federal constitutional rights.
• Lambert v. Wilson
  401 F.2d 889· 9th Cir.· 1968-10-04 ·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the petitioner was not denied effective assistance of counsel and affirmed the denial of his habeas corpus petition.
• Herdzik v. State
  214 So. 2d 518· Fla. 3d DCA· 1968-09-24
  Robert Stanley Herdzik was convicted of first-degree murder with a recommendation of mercy for beating a 73-year-old man to death. On appeal, Herdzik challenged the admissibility of his custodial confessions, arguing the police failed to comply with Miranda v. Arizona by not adeq
• Carmine DiPAOLO, Jr. v. Yeager
  399 F.2d 72· 3d Cir.· 1968-08-12
  The court held that the trial judge's charge, stating his finding that the confession was voluntary, did not warrant interference with the conviction, despite a preferable procedure outlined in later case law.
• Conner v. Beto
  393 F.2d 485· 5th Cir.· 1968-04-09
  The court held that the appellant's guilty pleas were knowingly and voluntarily made with effective assistance of counsel, and thus the petition for a writ of habeas corpus was properly denied.
• Harris v. State
  208 So. 2d 108· Fla. 1st DCA· 1968-03-14
  Stephen Harris appealed his robbery conviction, challenging the admissibility of a lie detector test and statements made to police without counsel present. The court affirmed his conviction, holding that Harris was afforded all constitutional rights, including warning of his righ
• Parks v. United States
  387 F.2d 930· 10th Cir.· 1968-01-17
  The court held that the defendant's statement was voluntarily made and properly admitted into evidence.
• Padgett v. Louie L. Wainwright
  387 F.2d 387· 5th Cir.· 1967-12-28
  The court held that the district court's denial of habeas corpus relief was proper because the appellant's confession was voluntarily made.