Legal Opinion
Holt v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 4, 1978No. 77-150PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Certiorari was granted in this case to consider the application by the Court of Criminal Appeals of the "collateral benefit rule" regarding confessions to the facts of this case. The pertinent facts are reported in Holt v. State,372 So.2d 364 (Ala.Cr.App. 1977).
The collateral benefit rule states that if a confession (or inculpatory admission) is induced by a promise of collateral benefit, with no assurance of benefit to the defendant in respect to the crime under inquiry, such a promise will not suffice to show that the confession was involuntary. See Smithv. State, 248 Ala. 363, 27 So.2d 495…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Hopt v. People of Territory of UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
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3Cited by10 opinions
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