United States Seventh Circuit

A suspect's physical pain or drug use does not make a confession involuntary when treating physician released him in "good" condition and officers who Mirandized him noted he was alert and did not complain of physical pain.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/16/2001
• Decided 11/09/2001
• Published 11/09/2001

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jeff Cramer (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Thomas M. Staunton (argued), Miller, Shakman & Hamilton, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.