Chambers v. Florida
1940 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chambers v. Florida, 309 U.S. 227 (1940), was a landmark[1][2] United States Supreme Court case that dealt with the extent to which police pressure resulting in a criminal defendant's confession violates the Due Process Clause.[3]
Quick Facts Chambers v. Florida, Argued January 4, 1940 Decided February 12, 1940 ...
Chambers v. Florida | |
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Argued January 4, 1940 Decided February 12, 1940 | |
Full case name | Chambers et al. v. State of Florida |
Citations | 309 U.S. 227 (more) 60 S. Ct. 472; 84 L. Ed. 716; 1940 U.S. LEXIS 911 |
Case history | |
Prior | Conviction affirmed, Chambers v. State, 136 Fla. 568, 187 So. 156 (1939); cert. granted, 308 U.S. 541 (1939). |
Holding | |
Confessions compelled by police through duress are inadmissible at trial. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Black, joined by Hughes, McReynolds, Stone, Roberts, Reed, Frankfurter, Douglas |
Murphy took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
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