Legal Opinion
Unsworth v. Gladden
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided December 13, 1966No. Civ. 66-108PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SOLOMON, Chief Judge:
This case is before the Court on William Edward Unsworth’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He seeks to set aside a jury conviction and sentence of life imprisonment for second degree murder. Unsworth contends that the trial judge improperly admitted in evidence incriminatory oral statements made by him at the time of his arrest when he was so intoxicated that he was unable to make a coherent or voluntary statement, and that he was not warned of his rights as required by Escobedo v. State of Illinois, 378 U.S. 478, 84 S.Ct. 1758, 12 L.Ed.2d 977 (1964), and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State v. NeelyOregon Supreme Court · 1965
- McAffee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by11 opinions
- In re CameronCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Clarence T. Gladden, Warden, Oregon State Penitentiary v. William Edward UnsworthCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. James Bernett, Also Known as James BarnettCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- State v. McFallCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1967
- State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1970
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