ENGLISH COMMON LAW CONFESSTION RULE AND EARLY CASES DECIDED BY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

• NCJ Number: 15883
• Author(s): W GANGI
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 29 pages
• Corporate Author: American Judicature Soc
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE BACKGROUND OF THE ADMISSIBILITY OF CONFESSIONS AND THE TWO DIFFERENT CONCERNS OF THEIR TRUTH AND THEIR BEING THE RESULT OF UNCOERCED FREE CHOICE.

Abstract

THIS STUDY IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS. PART I EXAMINES THE EARLY HISTORY, ESSENTIAL FEATURES AND APPLICATION OF THE ENGLISH COMMON CONFESSION RULE. PART II EXPLORES SOME OF THE MAJOR ISSUES, INCLUDING MISAPPLICATION OF THE VOLUNTARY TERMINOLOGY AND CONFESSION RELIABILITY. THE FINAL SECTION ANALYZES THREE CONFESSION CASES DECIDED BETWEEN 1883 AND 1895 BY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)