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Derivative Evidence Under Mcnabb-Mallory
Derivative Evidence Under Mcnabb-Mallory
Washington and Lee Law Review
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The Use Of Coerced Confessions In State Courts, J. A. Spanogle
The Use Of Coerced Confessions In State Courts, J. A. Spanogle
Vanderbilt Law Review
It is now well settled that involuntary confessions must be excluded from evidence in all criminal trials in state courts. It has been difficult, however, to distinguish a voluntary confession from an involuntary one, because the term "involuntary" is not well defined. This lack of definition, which creates great problems for state trial and appellate courts in attempting to apply the rule to individual cases, has, in turn, stemmed from a lack of understanding of the reasons for excluding involuntary confessions. The United States Supreme Court has handed down thirty-four coerced confession cases, holding confessions admissible in some factual situations …