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Evidence-Proper Agency For Determining The Voluntary Character Of A Confession In A Criminal Trial
Evidence-Proper Agency For Determining The Voluntary Character Of A Confession In A Criminal Trial
Washington and Lee Law Review
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To What Extent Does The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination Protect An Accused From Physical Disclosures, Mary E. Mann, Thomas A. Thomas
To What Extent Does The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination Protect An Accused From Physical Disclosures, Mary E. Mann, Thomas A. Thomas
Vanderbilt Law Review
The Federal Government and forty-six states have incorporated within their constitutions the common law privilege against self-incrimination. Iowa and New Jersey, the two exceptions, have accepted the privilege, either by incorporation into their common law by judicial interpretation, or by statute. Originally, this universal acceptance was an outgrowth of the thumb-screw and rack days of the star chamber in England, and the protection from physical torture by officers of the law to extract confessions was deemed such a fundamental right' as to warrant constitutional safeguards. However, since its adoption in this country, authorities both in and outside of the legal …
Criminal Law--Keeping Place Of Prostitution--Circumstantial Evidence Of Corpus Delicti, G. R. A. Jr.
Criminal Law--Keeping Place Of Prostitution--Circumstantial Evidence Of Corpus Delicti, G. R. A. Jr.
West Virginia Law Review
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Evidence--Hearsay--Spontaneous Exclamation, C. W. W. Jr.
Evidence--Hearsay--Spontaneous Exclamation, C. W. W. Jr.
West Virginia Law Review
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Evidence--Reported Testimony Of Deceased Witness--Substantially Similar Offenses, M. S. K.
Evidence--Reported Testimony Of Deceased Witness--Substantially Similar Offenses, M. S. K.
West Virginia Law Review
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