Document: 389 U.S. 413 88 S.Ct. 541 19 L.Ed.2d 643 Bennie W. BROOKSv.FLORIDA. No. 14, Misc. Dec. 18, 1967. Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen. of Florida, and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Gen., for respondent. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner, Brooks, was convicted participating in a riot the Florida prison where he an inmate sentenced to term nine years eight months run consecutively with sentence already serving. His conviction affirmed without opinion by District Court Appeal, First District, his petition writ certiorari filed Supreme dismissed, also opinion. 2 The disturbance occurred on May 27, 1965. same day Brooks ordered confined punishment cell 35 days two other prisoners accused rioting. says 7 feet long 6 1/2 wide; witness State testified it longer. This minor difference aside, parties agree that had no external window, contained bed or furnishings facilities except hole flush floor which served as commode, during first 14 lived this Brooks' only contact outside unspecified number interviews prison's investigating officer. It is agreed while so fed 'restricted diet' consisting, according testimony officer, 'peas carrots soup form' three times daily. more detailed description concoction 'they us four ounces water'—was not controverted, nor stripped naked before being thrown into cell. On 15th confinement under these conditions, taken from again brought directly time, shortly after questioning began, confessed dictated statement tape recorder. recording introduced at trial. brutally beaten one officer taking statement. However, we do consider claim because denied judge disbelieved testimony. concluded confession voluntary. We disagree. 3 Putting side quibbles over dimensions windowless sweatbox men, cannot accept voluntary expression uncoerced will. For weeks man's home barren cage fitted corner mates could defecate. subsisted daily fare 12 thin water. full saw friendly face prison, but completely control domination jailers. These stark facts belie any contention extracted him within minutes tainted spent such oppressive hole. In line cases beginning Brown v. Mississippi, 297 278, 56 461, 80 L.Ed. 682 (1936), reaffirmed last Term Clewis Texas, 386 707, 87 1338, 18 423 (1967), have held Constitution does permit prosecutorial use involuntary confession. asserted repeatedly that, adjudicating question voluntariness, 'we escape responsibility making our own examination record.' Spano People New York, 360 315, 316, 79 1202, 1203, 1265 (1959). See Haynes Washington, 373 503, 515, 83 1336, 1344, 10 513 (1963); Chambers 309 227, 228—229, 60 472, 473, 84 716 (1940). record case documents shocking display barbarism should remedial action Court. Accordingly, reverse judgment below.* 4 motion leave proceed forma pauperis are granted. must be hereby reversed. 5 Reversed. Mr. Justice BLACK concurs result. * Because hold trial requires reversal petitioner's conviction, find unnecessary reach issues raised him. Thus, express views contentions (1) fair residents rural county venue set were hostile toward inmates (2) effective assistance counsel appointed attorney forced opportunity prepare represent petitioner codefendants tried

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