Case Name: Willie A. CRAWFORD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1955-03-22
Citations: 220 F.2d 352
Docket Number: No. 15032
Parties: Willie A. CRAWFORD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 220
Pages: 352–352

Head Matter:
Willie A. CRAWFORD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
No. 15032.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 22, 1955.
Lee Ducoff, Houston, Tex., for appellant.
Malcolm R. Wilkey, U. S. Atty., C. Anthony Friloux, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for appellee.
Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, HOLMES, Circuit Judge, and ALLRED, District Judge.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Pointing out that there were no exceptions to the court's instructions, ap-pellee asserts that this court erred in commenting on the inadequacy of the trial court's instructions to the jury as to what constituted a voluntary confession. We did not reverse the case, however, because of the court's instructions in this respect. On the contrary, after reviewing all the evidence, we held the confession was involuntary as a matter of law.
It is ordered that the petition for rehearing in the above entitled and numbered cause be, and it is hereby denied.
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
I dissent.