UNITED STATES EX REL. HAYWARD v. JOHNSON

No. 74-1335.

508 F.2d 322 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. William HAYWARD, Appellant, v. Robert L. JOHNSON, Superintendent State Correctional Institution, Graterford, Pennsylvania, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 28, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Scandone, Brobyn, Forceno, Curran & Scandone, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter, Mark Sendrow, Steven H. Goldblatt, Abraham J. Gafni, Richard A. Sprague, F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before VAN DUSEN, HUNTER and GARTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:

This case, an appeal from an order denying habeas corpus relief, presents us with one of the most difficult tasks in the law: that of determining whether a confession obtained after custodial police interrogation was voluntary.

Appellant William Hayward, a seventeen-year old drug addict with a tenth grade level of education, was indicted for murder, aggravated robbery and conspiracy for his alleged...

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