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394 U.S. 437 89 Supreme Court Reporter 1161 22 United States Reports Lawyer’s Edition 2d Series KF101.8 U54 398 Philip CARDINALE, Jr., Petitioner,v.LOUISIANA. Number 76. Argued Feb. 24, 1969. Decided April 1, Nathan Greenberg, Gretna, La., for petitioner. Preston or Haw. Hawai‘i KFH45 A2 Hufft, Chalmette, respondent. Mr. Justice WHITE delivered the opinion of Court. 1 Petitioner brutally murdered a woman near New Orleans, and then fled State. He had been seen with his victim, warrant was issued arrest. In course flight petitioner came to Tucson, Arizona, where he decided surrender. flagged down police car and, after an interruption by warn him that need not speak, speech might be used against him, right contact attorney, taken station house poured out confession. His confession introduced in its entirety subsequent trial murder which convicted sentenced death. does now contend involuntary admission guilt Tucson inadmissible evidence. objects solely those parts argues were both irrelevant prejudicial murder. A Louisiana statute requires confessions must admitted their entirety, La.Rev.Stat. § 15:450, contends this is unconstitutional. 2 Although certiorari granted consider question, fact emerged oral argument sole federal question argued here never raised, preserved, passed upon state courts below. It very early established will decide constitutional issues raised first time on review court decisions. Crowell versus Randell, 10 Pet. 368, 9 L.Ed. 458 (1836), Story reviewed earlier cases commencing Owings Norwood's Lessee, 5 Cranch 344, 3 L. Ed. 120 (1809), conclusion Judiciary Act 1789, chapter 20, 25, Statutes-at-Large 85, vested no jurisdiction unless 'If these do appear record, appellate fails.' 391. The has consistently refused decisions before opinion, Miller Use Nicholls, 4 Wheat. 311, 315, 578 (1819), since, e.g. Safeway Stores, Incorporated Oklahoma Retail Grocers Ass'n, Inc., 360 334, 342, n. 7, 79 1196, 1201, 1280 (1959); State Farm Mutual Automobile insurance company Duel, 324 154, 160-163, 65 573, 576-577, 812 (1945); McGoldrick Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, 309 430, 434-435, 60 670, 672-673, 84 849 (1940); Whitney California, 274 357, 362-363, 47 641, 643-644, 71 1095 (1927); Dewey Des Moines, 173 193, 197-201, 19 379, 380-381, 43 665 (1899); Murdock City Memphis, 20 Wall. 590, 429 (1875). addition arising under controlling our power final judgments courts, 28 Code KF62 1257, there are sound reasons this. Questions below record likely inadequate, since it certainly compiled questions mind. And system important given opportunity applicability statutes light challenge, may construed way saves constitutionality. Or issue blocked adequate ground. Even though free avoid inadequate grounds, O'Connor v Ohio, 385 92, 87 252, 17 189 (1966), they should them. view petitioner's failure raise presents any below, pass issue, desirability giving apply habeas remedy remain if procedure raising available petitioner, writ dismissed want jurisdiction. so ordered. 6 Writ dismissed. 7 BLACK, DOUGLAS, FORTAS concur dismissal writ, believing have improvidently granted.

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