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Rethinking Self-Incrimination, Voluntariness, And Coercion, Through A Perspective Of Jewish Law And Legal Theory, Samuel J. Levine
Rethinking Self-Incrimination, Voluntariness, And Coercion, Through A Perspective Of Jewish Law And Legal Theory, Samuel J. Levine
Scholarly Works
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Beyond Torture: The Nemo Tenetur Principle In Borderline Cases, Luis E. Chiesa
Beyond Torture: The Nemo Tenetur Principle In Borderline Cases, Luis E. Chiesa
Journal Articles
In this article I examine three borderline cases in which it is not clear whether a confession had been obtained in violation of the nemo tenetur principle (i.e. the rights against self-incrimination and forced inculpation). The case of the false confession presents a situation in which a person made a voluntary confession but the overwhelming evidence pointed to the falsity of the statements. In contrast, the confession obtained in the case of the truth serum is of high probative value. However, it could be argued that the suspect did not voluntarily decide to incriminate himself, given that he confessed when …
Colorado V. Connelly: What Really Happened, William T. Pizzi
Colorado V. Connelly: What Really Happened, William T. Pizzi
Publications
In 1986, the Supreme Court decided Colorado v. Connelly, a landmark case in due process and fifth amendment law. The case began when Francis Barry Connelly approached a police officer on the street in downtown Denver to confess to having killed a young woman several months earlier in southwest Denver. Because Connelly was suffering from acute schizophrenia and was hearing auditory hallucinations commanding him to confess, state courts suppressed his statements to the police on the grounds (1) that his statements before arrest were involuntary and inadmissible under the due process clause and (2) those statements post-arrest could not …
Punishment And Procedure: A Different View Of The American Criminal Justice System, William T. Pizzi
Punishment And Procedure: A Different View Of The American Criminal Justice System, William T. Pizzi
Publications
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The Consent Exception To The Warrant Requirement, H. Patrick Furman
The Consent Exception To The Warrant Requirement, H. Patrick Furman
Publications
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Confessions, Criminals, And Community, Sheri Lynn Johnson
Confessions, Criminals, And Community, Sheri Lynn Johnson
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
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Waiver Of Rights In The Interrogation Room: The Court's Dilemma, William T. Pizzi
Waiver Of Rights In The Interrogation Room: The Court's Dilemma, William T. Pizzi
Publications
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Police Interrogation And Confessions, Yale Kamisar
Police Interrogation And Confessions, Yale Kamisar
Book Chapters
In the police interrogation room, where, until the second third of the century, police practices were unscrutinized and virtually unregulated, constitutional ideals collide with the grim realities of law enforcement.
Developments In The Law Of Coerced Confessions, Howard Klemme
Developments In The Law Of Coerced Confessions, Howard Klemme
Publications
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