Defendant's conviction was based, in part, upon his alleged confession. On the trial he contended that his confession had been coerced by the police and that it was involuntary. The issue as to whether the confession was voluntary or involuntary was submitted to the jury. In the light of the subsequent decision rendered June 22, 1964 by the Supreme Court of the United States, submission of such issue to the jury was error; the issue "should have been determined in a proceeding...
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