Moore v. State

The defendant was indicted and convicted for the murder of his two month old son. Alabama Code 1975, Section 13A-6-2 (Amended 1977). Sentence was 50 years' imprisonment.

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The defendant argues that his confession was involuntary because he was exhausted, intoxicated, intimidated and subjected to eight hours of interrogation.

The question of whether a confession is voluntarily made turns on the totality of the circumstances in each particular case. Boulden v. Holman, 394 U.S. 478, 89 S.Ct. 1138,22 L.Ed.2d 433 (1969); Crawford v. State, 377 So.2d 145 (Ala.Cr.App.), affirmed, Ex parteCrawford, 377…