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U.S. v. MARSHALL

No. 87-4017.

863 F.2d 1285 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. G. Timothy MARSHALL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided December 20, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald A. Messerman (argued), Gale S. Messerman, Messerman & Messerman Co., LPA, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Edwards (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Carolyn Watts Allen, Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MERRITT and KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judges; and BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

In this direct criminal appeal, the primary issue is whether the District Court should have instructed the jury that it could not find the defendant guilty solely on the basis of defendant's uncorroborated admissions. Cases from the Supreme Court, this circuit and other circuits indicate that a defendant's admissions, made after commission of an alleged offense, must be corroborated to guarantee reliability...

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