Supreme Court· 12/18/1967

Sims v. Georgia

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389 U.S. 404
88 S. Ct. 523
19 L. Ed. 2d 634
1967 U.S. LEXIS 3

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holding that where suspect had only third grade education, was deprived of contact with anyone outside, and was subjected to earlier physical violence by officers, advising him of his right not to speak was of little significance
holding that where suspect had only third grade education, was deprived of contact with anyone outside, and was subjected to earlier physical violence by officers, advising him of his right not to speak was of little significance
finding confession involuntary where, inter alia, defendant had been in custody for eight hours without food
taking into consideration the fact the defendant was illiterate and possessed only a third-grade education
Negroes constituting 24.4% of the taxpayers limited to 4.7% of those on the grand jury list
Negroes constituting 24.4% of the taxpayers limited to 4.7% of those on the grand jury list

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Judges: Per Curiam

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