William Joseph Coughlan v. United States

Appellant was convicted of aiding and abetting in the robbery of a federally insured bank.1

Trial was to the district judge, jury having been properly waived. The conviction depended on an oral confession, evidence of which was received at the trial. The oral statements involved were taken by police officers who interviewed the appellant in a jail interview room. The court held a full evidentiary hearing to determine the voluntariness of the extra-judicial admissions. Suffice to say, the record makes it abundant*372ly clear that the accused was fully and fairly advised of and understood his…