The Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed, rejecting petitioner's claim that the exclusion of the testimony violated his rights under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments.

Frank W. Heft, Jr. on behalf of the petitioner John S. Gillig on behalf of the respondent Sort: by seniority by ideology Unanimous decision for Crane majority opinion by Sandra Day O'Connor …

Following a hearing, the trial court deter-mined that the confession was voluntary and denied the motion. At trial, petitioner, who was 16 years old at the time of his arrest, sought to introduce …

Jun 8, 2012 · In Crane, the Supreme Court held that the issue of the physical and psychological circumstances under which a confession was derived is relevant to the factual issue of …

On August 7, 1981, a clerk at the Keg Liquor Store in Louisville, Kentucky, was shot to death, apparently during the course of a robbery. A complete absence of identifying physical …

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Case opinion for US Supreme Court CRANE v. KENTUCKY. Read the Court's full decision on FindLaw.

• holding that Crane's right to present a defense was trammeled when, with no valid state justification, he was wholly barred from testifying about the manner in which his confession …

Prior to his trial for murder in a Kentucky court, petitioner moved to suppress his confession. Following a hearing, the trial court determined that the confession was voluntary and denied …

The Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed, rejecting petitioner's claim that the exclusion of the testimony violated his rights under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments.