Legal Opinion
Herbert Levi Ferguson v. F. C. Boyd
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1977No. 76-2034PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner, Herbert Levi Ferguson, brings this appeal challenging the validity of his conviction in state court on the ground that a statement made by him to the prosecutor and admitted as evidence at his trial was involuntary in that it was (1) coerced by psychological means and (2) induced by a promise that his girlfriend would be released if he confessed. Petitioner also contends that the statement was obtained without the necessary Miranda1 warning and in violation of his right to counsel.
The statement having been entered as evidence at his trial in 1971, petitioner was convicted by the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by46 opinions
- United States v. Ronald William PeltonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. James BraxtonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Clark v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
- Norman J. Johnson v. Clarence TriggCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- J. Gilliam v. Kenneth SealeyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2019
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