Harold Hitz Burton,
Moore v. Michigan — Dissent
“ He testified that a large number of people hammered at his cell door, whereas the sheriff and deputy sheriffs denied this and said that it was physically impossible for a group of people to reach petitioner's cell and that his cell door was not of a type conducive to hammering. ”
Harold Hitz Burton,
Moore v. Michigan — Dissent
“ The only contemporaneous evidence as to petitioner's attitude and equanimity at the time of his trial, in 1938, is the statement which Circuit Judge Weimer made while presiding at the trial. He made it following his private interview with petitioner, and immediately preceding his acceptance of petitioner's plea of guilty. He portrayed petitioner as having, in that interview, 'very calmly ”
Harold Hitz Burton,
Moore v. Michigan — Dissent
“ United States Supreme Court355 U.S. 155Moore v. Michigan Argued: Oct. 15, 16, 1957. --- Decided: Dec 9, 1957 Mr. Justice BURTON, with whom Mr. Justice FRANKFURTER, Mr. Justice CLARK and Mr. Justice HARLAN concur, dissenting. ”
