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Title: Crooker v. California
Author : Supreme Court of the United States
Release Date : January 30, 1958
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 64 KB

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Petitioner, under sentence of death for the murder of his paramour, claims that his conviction in a California court violates Fourteenth Amendment due process of law because (1) the confession admitted into evidence over his objection had been coerced from him by state authorities, and (2) even if his confession was voluntary it occurred while he was without counsel because of the previous denial of his request therefor. The Supreme Court of California affirmed the conviction. 47 Cal. 2d 348, 303 P. 2d 753. Certiorari was granted because of the serious due process implications that attend state denial of a request to employ an attorney. 354 U.S. 908 (1957). We conclude, however, that no violation of constitutional right has occurred.