Legal Opinion
Blackburn v. Alabama
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 11, 1960No. 50PublishedCited by 1,122 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
Jesse Blackburn was tried in the Circuit Court of Colbert County, Alabama, on a charge of robbery, found guilty, and sentenced to 20 years’" imprisonment. By far the most damaging piece of evidence against him was his confession, which he persistently maintained had not been made voluntarily. The record seemed to provide substantial support for this contention, and we granted cer-tiorari because of a grave doubt whether the judgment could stand if measured against the mandate of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 359 U. S. 1010. Plenary hearing has hardened…
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