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· 11/23/1964

Boles v. Stevenson

Citations

  • 379 U.S. 43
  • 85 S. Ct. 174
  • 13 L. Ed. 2d 109
  • 1964 U.S. LEXIS 189

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • remanding “to the District Court to allow the State a reasonable time to afford Stevenson a hearing or a new trial, failing which Stevenson is entitled to his release”
  • modifying the Fourth Circuit's judgment to require only an evidentiary hearing rather than a complete new trial
  • modifying the Fourth Circuit’s judgment to require only an evidentiary hearing rather than a complete new trial
  • remanding “to the District Court to allow the State a reasonable time to afford Stevenson a hearing or a new trial, failing which Stevenson is entitled to his release”
  • constitutionally required procedure to determine voluntariness of confession not complied with
  • constitutionally required procedure to determine voluntariness of confession not complied with

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Judges: Black, State

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