Legal Opinion
United States v. Howard T. Poole
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 17, 1974No. 72-1533PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a conviction for armed rape, armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. The offense took place on February 17, 1971, when a secretary to a United States Senator was accosted in the parking lot of the Senate Office Building shortly after lunch. It is contended that appellant’s confession to the police should not have been admitted in evidence, that it was improperly obtained and was involuntary. We do not agree, and we affirm.
I. FACTS AND BACKGROUND
The Offense
The complainant testified that she was about to get into her car when appellant…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Mallory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. Michael Lemonakis, United States of America v. Paul EntenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. MedeirosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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