Hamilton v. State
Citations
- 77 Miss. 675
Syllabus
<p>CRIMINAL Law. Confessions.</p> <p>The confessions of a hoy charged with crime, made without warning. while in jail, to his employer, in the presence of an officer, in response to the employer’s statement to him that it would be better to tell the truth about the charge, is not beyond a reasonable doubt free and voluntary, and should not be admitted in evidence.</p>
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- defendant had I.Q. of 60 and suffered from brain disfunction; confession suppressed
- defendant had I.Q. of 60 and suffered from brain disfunction; confession suppressed
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10 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Neal v. StateMississippi Supreme Court· 1984-05-23· cited 666×
- Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court· 1984-11-28· cited 325×
- Butler v. StateMississippi Supreme Court· 1992-08-26· cited 253×
- Hughes v. StateMississippi Supreme Court· 1999-03-31· cited 231×
- Harvey v. StateMississippi Supreme Court· 1968-02-19· cited 64×
- Coverson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court· 1993-04-15· cited 51×
- United States v. Thomas W. RobinsonD.C. Circuit· 1971-03-01· cited 42×
- Ammons v. StateMississippi Supreme Court· 1902-03-15· cited 34×
- People v. BrockettMichigan Supreme Court· 1917-03-29· cited 17×
- William Ray Hughes v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court· 1996-11-20
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