1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 386 F.2d
  5. 386 F.2d 814 (1967)
 

TUTTLE v. DECKER

No. 24805.

386 F.2d 814 (1967)

Donald David TUTTLE, Appellant, v. Bill DECKER, Sheriff of Dallas County, Texas et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

December 7, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emmett Colvin, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for appellant.

Lonny F. Zwiener, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., James M. Williamson, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Tex., Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen. of Tex., George M. Cowden, First Asst. Atty. Gen., A.J. Carubbi, Jr., Staff Legal Asst. Atty. Gen., R.L. Lattimore, Howard M. Fender, Robert E. Owen, Asst. Attys. Gen., Henry Wade, Crim. Dist. Atty., Dallas County, Tex., for appellees.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and BELL and THORNBERRY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant is presently serving a twelve year sentence in the Texas Department of Corrections following a 1965 conviction for possession of marijuana. He petitioned the federal district court for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that his confession regarding the ownership of the marijuana was obtained as the result of promises, threats, and coercion sufficient to overbear his will. Cf. Haynes v. State of Washington, 1963, 373 U.S. 503

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases