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United States v. Merritt

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Feb 8, 1972
454 F.2d 1162 (5th Cir. 1972)

Opinion

No. 71-2727. Summary Calendar.

Rule 18, 5th Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of N.Y., 431 F.2d 409, Part I (5th Cir. 1970).

February 8, 1972.

Howard B. Law, Dallas, Tex. (Court appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Eldon B. Mahon, U.S. Atty., Charles D. Cabaniss, Asst. U.S. Atty., William F. Sanderson, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Joe Ewing Estes, Chief Judge.

Before BELL, DYER and CLARK, Circuit Judges.



The defendant contends that his confession was not voluntarily given and, further, that he was deprived of the benefit of counsel during the interrogation. The district judge, after a hearing on motion to suppress, found that his confession was voluntarily given, and that he had voluntarily waived his right of counsel. These findings are not clearly erroneous. United States v. Gunn, 428 F.2d 1057 (5th Cir. 1970). The judgment is

Affirmed.


Summaries of

United States v. Merritt

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Feb 8, 1972
454 F.2d 1162 (5th Cir. 1972)
Case details for

United States v. Merritt

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. WILLIAM CLEVELAND…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Feb 8, 1972

Citations

454 F.2d 1162 (5th Cir. 1972)

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