Flournoy v. Peyton’s Empirical Analysis
1969
Citation profile
1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Miranda v. State of Arizona Vignera · Jackson v. Denno · Fay v. Noia · Walder v. United States · National Labor Relations Board v. Garwin Corp.
Most-quoted passages
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“Habeas corpus is an appropriate remedy to challenge a conviction based on a confession which, because coerced, was obtained in violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. This is true regardless of the truth or falsity of the confession, and whether or not there is ample evidence aside from the confession to support the conviction.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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