U.S. v. FELIZ

No. 13-2204.

794 F.3d 123 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Victor Manuel FELIZ, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

July 16, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry S. Pollack , with whom Pollack Solomon Duffy LLP was on brief, for Appellant.

María L. Montañez-Concepción , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez , United States Attorney, Nelson Pérez-Sosa , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, and Thomas F. Klumper , Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for Appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, LYNCH, and BARRON, Circuit Judges.


At issue are the proper procedures for determining whether a confession is voluntary under Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368, 84 S.Ct. 1774, 12 L.Ed.2d 908 (1964). The procedure followed by the trial court was based on an error, so we vacate the defendant's conviction and remand for further...

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