Thurgood Marshall

“ Wisconsin, 390 U.S. 519, 88 S.Ct. 1152, 20 L.Ed.2d 77, in which it finds a confession involuntary and reverses, without argument, on facts which are, if anything, less compelling on the issue of involuntariness than the facts in the present case. ”

“ During the various lineups to which he was subjected, petitioner constantly had blood visible on his face or head. Two doctors later examined petitioner, one on August 10, and the other on August 14. They reported the following: 'He (petitioner) has headaches and dizziness when he bends down and gets up. He had a blackout spell in the police station. Things appear blurry to him. He has vomited a couple of times.' Two weeks after his arrest and confession, petitioner underwent a brain operation for a subdural hematoma ”