Legal Opinion
Eugene Silva v. Harold A. Cox, Warden of the New Mexico State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1965No. 8139PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, an inmate of the New Mexico State Penitentiary, appeals from a denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Silva was arrested by the New Mexico Highway Patrol along with two others as suspects of an armed robbery. They were taken to Albuquerque where the robbery had occurred and turned over to the city police. Interrogation of the three suspects by police officers followed. Silva admitted the robbery and signed a written confession, which expressly stated, “I have been advised of my right to Legal Counsel. I have also been informed that I do not have to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lisenba v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Hebert v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Bute v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- James C. Dillard v. Lynn Bomar, Warden, Tennessee State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
- State v. VaughnNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Arthur J. Watson v. Wayne K. Patterson, Warden, Colorado State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Pearce v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
- State v. BlackwellNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- People Ex Rel. Guggenheim v. MucciNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Corbett v. PattersonDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1967
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