GILPIN v. UNITED STATES

No. 26172.

415 F.2d 638 (1969)

Eddie Huless GILPIN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

September 9, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George B. Azar, Montgomery, Ala., court appointed, for appellant.

Ben Hardeman, U. S. Atty., Montgomery, Ala., Lawrence P. Cohen, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Fred M. Vinson, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jerome M. Feit, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before WISDOM and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges, and HUGHES, District Judge.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

Miranda requires, as a minimum, that law enforcement officers give certain specific warnings to an accused before a confession may be deemed voluntary.1 Failure of the interrogating officers to give all of the Miranda-bundle of warnings will destroy the voluntariness of the confession. The courts must therefore dissect a custodial warning to see if all parts are present, properly composed, and add up...

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