| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
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| NUMBER: | 1699 |
| AUTHOR: | William J Brennan, Associate Justice, US Supreme Court |
| QUOTATION: | Use of a mentally ill person’s involuntary confession is antithetical to the notion of fundamental fairness embodied in the due process clause. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Dissenting opinion in 7-2 ruling that confessions from the mentally ill may be used against them even if those confessions are not the product of free will, 10 Dec 86 |
| SUBJECTS: | The World: Law: Judicial Opinions |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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