Legal Opinion
Luther P. Mitchell v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 7, 1963No. 17096_1PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge.
After a trial by jury, appellant was convicted of robbery (D.C.Code § 22-2901) and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of five to fifteen years. His first claim on appeal is that the trial court erred in admitting certain inculpatory statements allegedly made during a period of illegal detention; Mallory v. United States, 354 U.S. 449, 77 S.Ct. 1356, 1 L.Ed.2d 1479 (1957).
Appellant was arrested on Sunday, August 13, 1961, at 2:45 a. m. 1 He was questioned at police headquarters about a crime not here in issue until about 8:00 a. m., during which time he made repeated…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mallory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Ernest McDonald v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- Lewis R. Winn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Warren G. Goldsmith v. United States of America, Earl L. Carter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Piccott v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by29 opinions
- John E. Adams v. United States of America, Ernest J. Stuckey v. United States of America, Melvin R. Roots v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Jerry Mack MalcolmCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Robert Earl Williams v. United States of America, Gerald Coleman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Roland R. HenryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Walter D. Cannady v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
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