Moore v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
BOWEN, Judge.
The defendant was indicted and convicted for the murder of his two month old son. Alabama Code 1975, Section 13A-6-2 (Amended 1977). Sentence was 50 years’ imprisonment.
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The defendant argues that his confession was involuntary because he was exhausted, intoxicated, intimidated and subjected to eight hours of interrogation.
The question of whether a confession is voluntarily made turns on the totality of the circumstances in each particular case. Boulden v. Holman, 394 U.S. 478, 89 S.Ct. 1138, 22 L.Ed.2d 433 (1969); Crawford *1212v. State, 377 So.2d 145 (Ala.Cr.App.), affirmed, Ex parte…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Boulden v. HolmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Eakes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- Tice v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
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