Voluntariness Of Confession

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• Martinez v. Estelle
  612 F.2d 173· 5th Cir.· 1980-02-20 ·cited 36×
  The court held that the trial court's failure to make a clear and reliable determination of the voluntariness of the confession, as required by Jackson v. Denno, violated due process.
• Nowlin v. State
  346 So. 2d 1020· Fla.· 1977-05-26 ·cited 36×
  Statements obtained in violation of Miranda warnings may be used to impeach a defendant's trial testimony if the statements are proven voluntary in a hearing outside the jury's presence. However, involuntary statements remain inadmissible even for impeachment purposes.
• United States v. Vasquez
  534 F.2d 1142· 5th Cir.· 1976-07-09 ·cited 36×
  The court held that the appellants' convictions for conspiracy and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute were supported by sufficient evidence and proper procedures, affirming their convictions.
• Lynnwell Smith v. Estelle
  527 F.2d 430· 5th Cir.· 1976-02-20 ·cited 36×·via Involuntary Confession
• United States v. Barry
  518 F.2d 342· 2d Cir.· 1975-06-18 ·cited 36×
  The court held that the district court's failure to instruct the jury on the voluntariness of the defendant's confession, as required by 18 U.S.C. § 3501(a), constituted plain error requiring a new trial.
• United States v. Crocker
  510 F.2d 1129· 10th Cir.· 1975-02-18 ·cited 36×
  The court held that the trial court did not err in applying 18 U.S.C.A. § 3501 to determine the voluntariness of the confession and that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction.
• State v. Chorpenning
  294 So. 2d 54· Fla. 2d DCA· 1974-05-01 ·cited 36×
  Florida appeals a trial court's suppression of the defendant's confessions to murder and assault. The court affirmed the suppression, finding the confessions involuntary based on police coercion, false promises of release, threats regarding child custody, and the defendant's ment
• United States v. Hodge
  487 F.2d 945· 5th Cir.· 1973-12-14 ·cited 36×
  The court held that the district court had jurisdiction, the confession was admissible for impeachment, and any error in jury instructions did not warrant reversal.
• United States v. Adams
  484 F.2d 357· 7th Cir.· 1973-05-11 ·cited 36×
  The dissenting judge would reverse the conviction because the stop of the vehicle was not based on probable cause, rendering the subsequent search unlawful.
• United States v. Alphonse Johnson
  467 F.2d 630· 2d Cir.· 1972-08-11 ·cited 36×
  The court held that the evidence from the suitcase should have been suppressed as to White due to an illegal search, and he should receive a new trial.
• United States v. Fisher
  455 F.2d 1101· 2d Cir.· 1972-02-14 ·cited 36×
  The court held that the evidence was properly admitted and the appellant's confession was voluntary, thus affirming the conviction.
• United States v. Jackson
  436 F.2d 39· 9th Cir.· 1970-12-18 ·cited 36×
  The court held that the defendant's confession was voluntary and admissible, and that the trial court properly instructed the jury that the stolen property was government property.
• United States ex rel. Charles Grays v. Rundle
  428 F.2d 1401· 3d Cir.· 1970-07-17 ·cited 36×·via Coerced Confession
  A counseled guilty plea, even if motivated by a potentially coerced confession, is valid against collateral attack if the defendant cannot prove gross error by counsel.
• United States ex rel. Edwin Gockley v. Myers
  411 F.2d 216· 3d Cir.· 1969-04-30 ·cited 36×
  The court held that exceptional circumstances, including significant delay and prior federal court involvement, warranted the District Court deciding the voluntariness of the petitioner's confessions, despite the general rule of exhausting state remedies.
• Caton v. United States
  407 F.2d 367· 8th Cir.· 1969-02-19 ·cited 36×
  The court held that the trial court did not err in denying the defendant's motions for dismissal, severance, admitting the overheard conversation, instructing the jury on the failure to testify, or dismissing the indictment based on transfer to federal jurisdiction.
• Rogers v. Louie L. Wainwright
  394 F.2d 492· 5th Cir.· 1968-05-17 ·cited 36×·via Involuntary Confession
  The court held that the district court did not err in denying habeas corpus relief without a hearing because the petitioner's guilty plea was voluntary and the sentences were concurrent.
• Butterwood v. United States
  365 F.2d 380· 10th Cir.· 1966-08-26 ·cited 36×
  The court held that the trial court properly admitted the appellant's statements, finding they were voluntary and not obtained in violation of Rule 5(a) or constitutional rights.
• Davis v. The Honorable James H. Davis
  361 F.2d 770· 5th Cir.· 1966-05-31 ·cited 36×
  The court held that the systematic exclusion of Negroes from jury service, evidenced by the jury commissioners' failure to familiarize themselves with qualified Negro jurors, rendered the grand and petit jury selection processes unconstitutional. The court also found that the adm
• United States ex rel. James Glenn v. Hon. Daniel McMANN
  349 F.2d 1018· 2d Cir.· 1965-08-26 ·cited 36×·via Coerced Confession
  A voluntary guilty plea, entered on advice of counsel, waives all non-jurisdictional defects in prior proceedings.
• Clifton v. United States
  341 F.2d 649· 5th Cir.· 1965-02-15 ·cited 36×
  The court held that certain jury instructions and a confession obtained without counsel were inadmissible, requiring reversal.
• Barnard v. United States
  342 F.2d 309· 9th Cir.· 1965-02-03 ·cited 36×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the Deegans' testimony, despite being obtained through questionable government tactics, was admissible and sufficient to support Weinstein's conviction on Count VI.
• Hollingsworth v. United States
  321 F.2d 342· 10th Cir.· 1963-08-08 ·cited 36×
  The court held that statements made by the defendant were admissible, as the delay in bringing him before a magistrate was not for the purpose of extracting a confession and did not taint the statements, and that the claim of taint from an unlawful search was raised too late.
• Dailey v. United States
  261 F.2d 870· 5th Cir.· 1958-12-23 ·cited 36×
  A confession is admissible even if obtained during illegal detention, provided it is not induced by that detention and the defendant confessed voluntarily.
• Cullaro v. State
  97 So. 2d 40· Fla. 2d DCA· 1957-09-18 ·cited 36×
  The court held that the trial court did not err in admitting the appellant's confession and a photograph of the deceased, nor in denying requested jury instructions on self-defense and accident.
• Richardson v. United States
  199 F.2d 333· 10th Cir.· 1952-10-08 ·cited 36×
  The court held that the defendant was not entitled to counsel at the hearing on his motion to vacate and that the conviction, based on a guilty plea after waiving indictment and counsel, was valid.
• Baker v. State
  150 Fla. 446· Fla.· 1942-04-29 ·cited 36×
  James Baker sought a writ of error coram nobis to challenge his 1936 murder conviction, raising allegations of systematic racial discrimination in jury selection and claims that his confession was obtained through coercion and beatings. The Florida Supreme Court denied the petiti
• Howell v. State
  66 Fla. 210· Fla.· 1913-10-28 ·cited 36×
  William J. Howell was convicted of manslaughter after being indicted for murder in the first degree. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the conviction because the trial court's jury instruction on self-defense was erroneous and misleading, imposing an improper burden on the defen
• M.A.B. v. State
  957 So. 2d 1219· Fla. 2d DCA· 2007-04-27 ·cited 35×
  M.A.B. appeals his delinquency adjudications for grand theft of a motor vehicle and burglary of a conveyance, challenging the validity of his Miranda warnings and waiver. The court en banc divided equally on whether Miranda warnings that fail to expressly advise of the right to c
• State v. Sawyer
  561 So. 2d 278· Fla. 2d DCA· 1990-01-05 ·cited 35×·via Involuntary Confession
  The Florida District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's suppression of Tom Sawyer's confession in a capital murder case, instead affirming the suppression order due to coercive interrogation techniques, Miranda violations, and psychological coercion during a 16-hour polic
• Christopher v. State
  407 So. 2d 198· Fla.· 1981-12-10 ·cited 35×
  William D. Christopher appealed his death sentence for two first-degree murders. The Florida Supreme Court reviewed six procedural issues on direct appeal and affirmed the death sentence, finding no reversible error in the trial court's jury selection, admission of confession, ev
• United States v. Curtis
  562 F.2d 1153· 9th Cir.· 1977-10-12 ·cited 35×
  The court held that the installation and use of a transponder did not violate the Fourth Amendment, and that probable cause existed for the search of a vehicle containing marijuana. A confession was deemed voluntary.
• United States ex rel. William Stanbridge v. Zelker
  514 F.2d 45· 2d Cir.· 1975-04-15 ·cited 35×
  The court held that the district judge erred in granting a writ of habeas corpus based on the Bruton rule, as the confessions of co-defendants interlocked and did not violate the petitioner's Sixth Amendment rights. The court affirmed the denial of the other habeas corpus claims.
• Brown v. United States
  356 F.2d 230· 10th Cir.· 1966-01-25 ·cited 35×
  The court held that the defendant's confession was voluntary and properly admitted, and that the trial court did not err in denying a new trial based on a juror's undisclosed family history or in refusing to allow the defendant to exhibit a scar.
• Smith v. Heard
  315 F.2d 692· 5th Cir.· 1963-04-04 ·cited 35×
  The court held that the district court's findings of fact and conclusions of law were not clearly erroneous, and therefore, the denial of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus was affirmed.
• Hamilton v. State
  88 So. 2d 606· Fla.· 1956-06-29 ·cited 35×·via Coerced Confession
  Hamilton was convicted of lewd and indecent fondling of a 12-year-old child in violation of Florida law. On appeal, he challenged the trial judge's reference to his written statement as a 'confession' when the State conceded it was not a confession, arguing this constituted funda
• Isiah (Izell) Chambers v. State
  113 Fla. 786· Fla.· 1934-01-22 ·cited 35×·via Coerced Confession
  The Florida Supreme Court granted petitioners' request for leave to file a writ of error coram nobis in a capital murder case, allowing the trial court to examine allegations of coerced confessions, inadequate counsel, and threats of lynching that allegedly rendered their convict
• Will Moore v. State
  68 Fla. 91· Fla.· 1914-10-21 ·cited 35×
  Will Moore was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. On appeal, he challenged the admission of his confessions made to court officers, arguing insufficient evidence of voluntariness. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the conviction, holding that the confession
• Long v. State
  529 So. 2d 286· Fla.· 1988-06-30 ·cited 34×·via Coerced Confession
  Robert Joe Long appeals his guilty pleas to multiple first-degree murders and a death sentence in Hillsborough County. The Florida Supreme Court upholds the validity of Long's guilty pleas and affirms his convictions and life sentences, but vacates and remands the death sentence
• Agee v. J.D. White
  809 F.2d 1487· 11th Cir.· 1987-02-13 ·cited 34×
  The court held that a confession obtained after an illegal arrest is admissible if the taint of the arrest is sufficiently attenuated by intervening circumstances, and that a suspect's subjective belief of immunity, absent police misrepresentation, does not render a Miranda waive
• van Royal v. State
  497 So. 2d 625· Fla.· 1986-09-18 ·cited 34×
  A trial court's oral pronouncement of a death sentence is sufficient for appellate jurisdiction, but when the trial court fails to enter the mandatory written findings of fact and specific findings regarding aggravating and mitigating circumstances before losing jurisdiction to t
• United States v. EK
  676 F.2d 379· 9th Cir.· 1982-05-03 ·cited 34×
  The court affirms the trial court's judgment, but a concurring judge disagrees with the majority's dicta regarding the standard for X-ray searches.
• United States v. Dohm
  597 F.2d 535· 5th Cir.· 1979-06-21 ·cited 34×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the government can use a criminal defendant's statements made in a pre-trial bail hearing to prove guilt at trial, contrary to established precedent.
• United States v. Kendall Isom
  588 F.2d 858· 2d Cir.· 1978-11-29 ·cited 34×
  The court held that the warrantless search of the apartment was valid based on the tenant's consent, and the appellant's post-arrest statements were admissible as they were voluntary and not tainted by unnecessary prearraignment delay.
• United States v. Rede Thomas BAD COB
  560 F.2d 877· 8th Cir.· 1977-07-29 ·cited 34×
  The court held that the defendant received a fair trial and that his counsel's trial tactics did not constitute ineffective assistance, nor were there errors in the court's rulings on evidence or procedure.
• Benson v. United States
  552 F.2d 223· 8th Cir.· 1977-03-22 ·cited 34×
  The court held that the defendant received effective assistance of counsel and that there was a sufficient factual basis for his guilty plea.
• United States v. Severiano Olivarez Gonzalez
  548 F.2d 1185· 5th Cir.· 1977-03-18 ·cited 34×
  The court held that the trial court did not err by not conducting a Jackson v. Denno hearing because the defendant waived the right to such a hearing by failing to properly challenge the admissibility of his confession. The court also held that collateral estoppel did not bar tes
• United States v. Benny Shaffner
  524 F.2d 1021· 7th Cir.· 1975-10-28 ·cited 34×
  The court held that a defendant cannot challenge the voluntariness of a co-defendant's confession, and that while a jury instruction on reasonable doubt was questionable, it was not reversible error given the overwhelming evidence.
• Williams v. The City OF NEW York
  508 F.2d 356· 2d Cir.· 1974-11-01 ·cited 34×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the City's petition for rehearing was denied because the prior decision correctly applied New York law regarding 'undue means' in malicious prosecution claims.
• Levy v. Parker
  478 F.2d 772· 3d Cir.· 1973-04-18 ·cited 34×·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the joinder of unconstitutional charges with a valid charge did not substantially prejudice the defendant's right to a fair trial on the valid charge, nor did it rebut the presumption of validity for the general sentence.
• Oliver v. State
  250 So. 2d 888· Fla.· 1971-07-07 ·cited 34×·via Involuntary Confession
  The Florida Supreme Court granted certiorari in two consolidated murder cases and reversed the convictions of Billy Ray Oliver and James Colbert for the arson-caused death of Travis Earl Crow III, finding that law enforcement's failure to bring the defendants before a magistrate