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U.S. v. Patterson

United States District Court, N.D. Georgia, Atlanta Division
Aug 9, 2007
CRIMINAL FILE NO. 1:06-CR-500-1-TWT (N.D. Ga. Aug. 9, 2007)

Summary

holding that, for a confession to be involuntary, it must contain a "substantial element of coercive police conduct"

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Opinion

CRIMINAL FILE NO. 1:06-CR-500-1-TWT.

August 9, 2007


ORDER


This is a criminal action. It is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation [Doc. 111] of the Magistrate Judge recommending denying the Defendants' Motion to Suppress Search and Seizure Evidence [Docs. 56, 60 99] and the Defendants' Motion to Suppress Statements [Docs. 51 53]. The Court approves and adopts the Report and Recommendation as the judgment of the Court. The Defendants' Motion to Suppress Search and Seizure Evidence [Docs. 56, 60 99] and the Defendants' Motion to Suppress Statements [Docs. 51 53] are DENIED.

SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Patterson

United States District Court, N.D. Georgia, Atlanta Division
Aug 9, 2007
CRIMINAL FILE NO. 1:06-CR-500-1-TWT (N.D. Ga. Aug. 9, 2007)

holding that, for a confession to be involuntary, it must contain a "substantial element of coercive police conduct"

Summary of this case from United States v. Jones
Case details for

U.S. v. Patterson

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. MICHAEL SCOTT PATTERSON, et al., Defendants

Court:United States District Court, N.D. Georgia, Atlanta Division

Date published: Aug 9, 2007

Citations

CRIMINAL FILE NO. 1:06-CR-500-1-TWT (N.D. Ga. Aug. 9, 2007)

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