Legal Opinion

John A. Naples v. United States

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided November 9, 1964No. 18186_1PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAZELON, Chief Judge.

In Naples v. United States, 113 U.S. App.D.C. 281, 307 F.2d 618 (1962) (en banc), we reversed appellant’s conviction of murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, housebreaking and petty larceny. Upon retrial he was convicted of murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, and housebreaking,1 and the jury unanimously recommended life imprisonment. He again seeks reversal.

I

We consider first the admissibility of confessions which, according to two police officers, were made by appellant in the following circumstances. Immediately after his arrest,…

2Cases cited55 opinions

  1. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  5. Mallory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957

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3Cited by61 opinions

  1. Bernard Austin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
  2. William H. Fuller v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
  3. Carl Roberts and Barbara Bookout v. United States of America, John Cocco v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  4. United States v. James O. Gambrill, United States of America v. Jerry L. HunterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  5. United States v. Robert A. BeckhamCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992

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