Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Robert Gorham v. Gayle Franzen and James Greer
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 19, 1982No. 81-1788PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
Robert Gorham (Gorham or petitioner) filed a successful habeas corpus petition in the district court, alleging that his Fifth Amendment privilege against, self-incrimination had been violated by the introduction of a confession in his state trial. According to Gorham, the confession had been obtained from him in a custodial interrogation renewed immediately after he had refused to make a statement. The state trial court, after a pre-trial evidentiary hearing, had orally admitted the confession. The state appellate court, on Gorham’s appeal from his conviction, had…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Browder v. Director, Dept. of Corrections of Ill.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Robert Gorham v. Gayle Franzen, Director and James Greer, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States of America, Ex Rel. Orris Ballard, Lawrence Ballard, Serge Gaudry v. Paul Bengston, Sheriff of Winnebago CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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