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11th Cir. · 1987 · signal: but cf. · confidence high
Because confessions carry “extreme probative weight,” Hernandez, 574 F.2d at 1372 , the admission of an unlawfully obtained confession rarely is “harmless error.” In fact, we have ruled the admission of an unlawful confession harmless only in limited instances, such as where there was in evidence at least one other lawful confession by the defendant. 24 Compare Martin, 770 F.2d 932 -33 & n. 24 (harmless error where a lawful confession was admitted at trial) and United States v. Davidson, 768 F.2d 1266, 1271-72 (11th Cir.1985) (same) with Hernandez, 574 F.2d at 1372 & n. 22 (admission o…
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Joost
v.
O'Brien, Warden
No. 85-6480.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Apr 7, 1986.
475 U.S. 1111
1986 U.S. LEXIS 1816
Published

C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.