Dorsciak v. Gladden

In 1962 the plaintiff pleaded guilty to the crimes of rape of daughter and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He subsequently filed a petition for post-conviction relief contending, among other things, that his confession and plea of guilty to the rape charge were not voluntarily or understandingly made. He does not seek relief from the contributing conviction. The post-conviction court held a hearing and denied the petition.

We hold that the confession was not voluntarily made.

The defendant was 43 years old at the time of his conviction; he had a seventh grade education. He had no…