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Sigler v. Parker, 396 U.S. 482 (1970)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Sigler v. Parker, 396 U.S. 482 (1970)
Sigler v. Parker No. 743 Decided January 26, 1970 396 U.S. 482
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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Respondent, who was convicted of murder in 1956 in a Nebraska state court, petitioned the federal District Court for a writ of habeas corpus. That court, relying on state court findings in a 1965 post-conviction proceeding, concluded that respondent’s confessions were voluntary and dismissed the petition. The Court of Appeals reversed, finding that the trial judge had not found the confessions voluntary before admitting them into evidence, contrary to Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368; that this procedural violation had tainted all later findings of voluntariness; and, after examining the record, that the confessions were involuntary.
Held: When a federal court finds a Jackson v. Denno error in a state proceeding, it must allow the State a reasonable time to make an error-free determination on the voluntariness of the confessions.
Certiorari granted; 413 F.2d 459, vacated and remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Sigler v. Parker, 396 U.S. 482 (1970) in 396 U.S. 482 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FL8PBN6HCC5YWH4.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Sigler v. Parker, 396 U.S. 482 (1970), in 396 U.S. 482, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FL8PBN6HCC5YWH4.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Sigler v. Parker, 396 U.S. 482 (1970). cited in 1970, 396 U.S. 482. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FL8PBN6HCC5YWH4.
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