Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Corbo v. La Vallee
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 29, 1959No. 272, Docket 25365PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge.
Relator appeals from the denial, without a hearing, of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He seeks to set aside his 1951 conviction for first degree murder in Bronx County, New York, on the ground that statements and admissions that he made after his arrest and prior to his arraignment, which were admitted into evidence at his trial, were coerced in violation of due process of law guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.
The constitutional validity of the conviction depends solely on whether or not the statements and admissions were made voluntarily. The Supreme…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Spano v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Payne v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Stein v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Leyra v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- United States of America Ex Rel. William Petersen, Relator-Appellant v. J. Edwin La Vallee, Warden, Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- United States v. Lavone Currie and Leonard PriceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
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