Williams v. Johnson

Nichols, Justice.

Rufus Williams filed the present petition for writ of habeas corpus after being convicted of murder and receiving a life sentence. The petition contends that evidence of oral confessions was admitted without a showing of voluntariness, that the trial court erred in failing to charge on manslaughter, and in charging on the presumption of malice. Held:

1. The contention that the defendant’s constitutional rights were violated under the decision in Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U. S. 436 (86 SC 1602, 16 LE2d 694, 10 ALR3d 974), is without merit where the admissions admitted in evidence…