Legal Opinion
Bruce Nelson, P-8315 v. Thomas A. Fulcomer Appeal of Bruce Nelson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 17, 1990No. 88-3828PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Bruce Nelson was convicted in Pennsylvania state court of rape and murder. In his habeas corpus petition, Nelson contends that the trial court impermissibly admitted into evidence his inculpatory response to a police-engineered confrontation with his alleged partner in crime, Terrence Moore. The district court dismissed Nelson’s petition, holding that the behavior of the police did not violate the prophylactic rules set out in the Supreme Court’s Fifth and Sixth Amendment jurisprudence and that Nelson’s remark was voluntary and thus…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Edmonds v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
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