Cupp v. Murphy
Citation: Cupp v. Murphy 412 U.S. 291 (1973)
Merits of the Case
According to the circumstances of this case, a defendant named Daniel Murphy was charged with having murdered his wife. The couple did not prove to have hit it off for a long time and therefore, they lived separately. The story tells that the victim was murdered by means of suffocation in the territory of her home which was located in Portland City. The detectives found avulsed wounds and numerous bruises on the victim’s neck, however the investigation team assumed that someone out of the circle of ...