United States Eleventh Circuit

In a capital habeas matter, the denial of Petitioner's petition is affirmed, where the State met its burden of demonstrating by a preponderance of the evidence that Petitioner's confession was a result of voluntary choice.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/10/2009
• Published 07/10/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, and BIRCH and BARKETT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Leslie S. Smith, Stephen P. Ganter, John Palombi, Fed. Pub. Defenders, Montgomery, AL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Beth Jackson Hughes, Montgomery, AL, for Respondents-Appellees.