Legal Opinion
Larry Watson v. George E. Detella
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 22, 1997No. 96-2709PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
In 1988 a Cook County jury convicted Larry Watson of aggravated criminal sexual assault and attempted aggravated criminal sexual assault, and the trial judge sentenced him to a 17-year prison term. Watson appealed, arguing, among other things, that his confessions to the police and an assistant state’s attorney had been coerced. The Illinois Appellate Court rejected Watson’s coercion claim but found his first confession was tainted by inadequate Miranda warnings. However, the court affirmed Watson’s convictions, reasoning the second confession was properly…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Oregon v. ElstadSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Miller v. FentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Daniel Holland v. Kenneth McGinnis Warden, and Michael P. Lane, Director, Illinois Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by27 opinions
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