GARVIN v. FARMON

No. C 99-01847 WHA.

80 F.Supp.2d 1082 (1999)

Tammy R. GARVIN, Petitioner, v. Teena FARMON, Respondent.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

December 20, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tammy Rochelle Garvin, Chowchilla, CA, pro se.

Bruce E. Cohen, Berkeley, CA, for Tammy Rochelle Garvin

Bill Lockyer, David P. Druliner, Ronald A. Bass, Ronald S. Matthias, Martin S. Kaye, CA State Attorney General's Office, San Francisco, CA, for Teena Farmon.


OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

ALSUP, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

In this federal habeas case brought by a state prisoner, the issue concerns the voluntariness of a confession obtained after detectives falsely suggested to the suspect that she could avoid a murder prosecution by confessing to robbery and urged her to "cooperate" before she consulted with a lawyer. The state courts condemned this tactic but held its...

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