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Illinois Supreme Court· 3/20/1959

The People v. Stanton

Citations

  • 158 N.E.2d 47
  • 16 Ill. 2d 459
  • 1959 Ill. LEXIS 285

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  • “A confession is a voluntary acknowledgment of guilt after the perpetration of an offense ***.”
  • a confession is a voluntary acknowledgment of guilt after perpetration of the offense, and an admission is any statement or conduct from which guilt may be inferred, but from which guilt does not necessarily follow
  • a confes­sion is a voluntary acknowledgment of guilt after perpetra­tion of the offense, and an admission is any statement or conduct from which guilt may be inferred, but from which guilt does not necessarily follow

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Judges: Davis

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