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UNITED STATES v. RENDA

Crim. No. 83-00052-R.

567 F.Supp. 487 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America v. Christopher Peter RENDA, et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Richmond Division.

July 28, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Welsh, Asst. U.S. Atty., Richmond, Va., for plaintiff.

David E. Boone, Richmond, Va., for defendant.

OPINION

WARRINER, District Judge.

For reasons both practical and historical we have deemed it not only prudent but imperative that there be preemptive strictures against the government coercing confessions from persons accused of crime. Our fear of government oppression in this regard is evident in the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. No confession, whether obtained while the accused is in custody or not, is admissible against the accused...

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