Legal Opinion
Albert W. Grades v. Otto C. Boles, Warden of the West Virginia State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1968No. 11346_1PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge:
Albert Grades, currently serving a 99-year sentence in West Virginia for attempted armed robbery, seeks a writ of habeas corpus 1 on the ground that a written confession admitted against him at his trial was unconstitutionally induced. Finding the confession “voluntary,” the District Court denied the petition. We reverse, holding as a matter of law that statements made to the petitioner by the prosecuting attorney immediately before the signing of the confession rendered its admission i(j evidence a violation of petitioner’s privilege against self-incrimination.
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