Rawls v. Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent DePaul, Inc.

arresting agents told defendant that he was facing severe penalties, that he was his own best lawyer, and that full cooperation would be his best course of action | finding a confession to be voluntary even where “federal agents had gone beyond simply urging the defendant to cooperate and had promised that he would be released on bail if he confessed.” | even with additional promise that appellant would be let out on bail, confession still held to be voluntary | even with additional promise that appellant would be let out on bail, confession still held to be voluntary | “[A] motion for directed verdict is a prerequisite for relief on a motion for a j.n.o.v. under Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(b).” | in the absence of a statutory definition in LHWCA of surviving "wife" the applicable local law supplies the meaning of that term | in the absence of a statutory definition in LHWCA of surviving “wife” the applicable local law supplies the meaning of that term | “[A] motion for directed verdict is a prerequisite for relief on a motion for -4- a j.n.o.v. under Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(b).” | statement that defendant faced heavy penalties and that wisest course was cooperation held permissible | discussing reasons why defendant should cooperate was not coercive | “[Chenery ] does not prohibit a reviewing court from affirming an agency decision on a ground different from the one used by the agency if the new ground is not one that calls for a determination or judgment which an administrative agency alone is authorized to make.” (quotations omitted)