United States v. Feliz

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

At issue are the proper procedures for determining whether a confession is voluntary under Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368, 84 S.Ct. 1774, 12 L.Ed.2d 908 (1964). The procedure followed by the trial court was based on an error, so we vacate the defendant’s conviction and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. See Sims v. Georgia, 385 U.S. 538, 544, 87 S.Ct. 639, 17 L.Ed.2d 593 (1967). Although issues under Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966), existed earlier, they are not raised in this appeal.

Victor Feliz, a youth…