BRUTON V. UNITED STATES
391 U.S. 123 (1968)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was a dispute over the admissibility of the confessions of
codefendants in a joint trial.
FACTS: This was a joint trial. A postal inspector testified at trial that Evans (D)
orally confessed to him that D and Bruton (D1) committed armed robbery. The postal inspector
obtained the oral confession and another in which D admitted he had an accomplice who he
would not name. Ds were convicted and appealed. D's conviction was set aside on the ground
that his oral confession should not have been received in evidence against him. D1's
conviction was upheld because the trial court had given limiting instructions in that the
confession was inadmissible hearsay against D1 and it was to be ignored. D1 appealed.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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