[DOWNLOAD] "Sellers v. Smith" by United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Sellers v. Smith
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Release Date : January 09, 1969
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 51 KB
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JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge: In this appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus after a factual hearing in the Federal Court, Appellant Sellers presents three grounds for reversal: (1) the failure of the State Trial Court to grant a continuance, (2) the admission into evidence at his trial of incriminatory statements allegedly taken from him in violation of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel, (3) the failure of the State Trial Court to have an independent hearing, out of the presence of the jury, on the issue of voluntariness of his statements. Although pressed by Court-appointed counsel with vigor and a professional skill worthy of the most seasoned advocate, we find the contentions to be without merit. We therefore affirm the judgment of the Court below.