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Brown v. Mississippi

Index Brown v. Mississippi

Brown v. Mississippi, 297 U.S. 278, (1936), was a United States Supreme Court case that ruled that a defendant's involuntary confession that is extracted by police violence cannot be entered as evidence and violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. [1]

16 relations: Chambers v. Florida, Charles Evans Hughes, Confession (law), Defendant, Due Process Clause, Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, John C. Stennis, Kemper County, Mississippi, List of criminal competencies, List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 297, Nolo contendere, Police brutality, Scottsboro Boys, Supreme Court of Mississippi, Supreme Court of the United States, Tenant farmer.

Chambers v. Florida

Chambers v. Florida, 309 U.S. 227 (1940), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case that dealt with the extent that police pressure resulting in a criminal defendant's confession violates the Due Process clause.

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Charles Evans Hughes

Charles Evans Hughes Sr. (April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was an American statesman, Republican politician, and the 11th Chief Justice of the United States.

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Confession (law)

In the law of criminal evidence, a confession is a statement by a suspect in crime which is adverse to that person.

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Defendant

A defendant is a person accused of committing a crime in criminal prosecution or a person against whom some type of civil relief is being sought in a civil case.

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Due Process Clause

The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution each contain a due process clause.

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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.

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John C. Stennis

John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901April 23, 1995) was a U.S. Senator from the state of Mississippi.

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Kemper County, Mississippi

Kemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi.

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List of criminal competencies

List of criminal competencies is a listing of the various types of competencies relevant to the defendant in criminal law in the United States.

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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 297

This is a list of all the United States Supreme Court cases from volume 297 of the United States Reports.

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Nolo contendere

Nolo contendere is a legal term that comes from the Latin phrase for "I do not wish to contend" and it is also referred to as a plea of no contest.

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Police brutality

Police brutality is one of several forms of police misconduct which involves undue violence by police members.

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Scottsboro Boys

The Scottsboro Boys were nine African American teenagers, ages 13 to 20, accused in Alabama of raping two White American women on a train in 1931.

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Supreme Court of Mississippi

The Supreme Court of Mississippi is the highest court in the state of Mississippi.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS) is the highest federal court of the United States.

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Tenant farmer

A tenant farmer is one who resides on land owned by a landlord.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Mississippi

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