Statements (52)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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gptkbp:case_types |
gptkb:legal_case
available in legal databases 85-5700 involved a murder confession |
gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:legal_case
June 16, 1986 |
gptkbp:has_impact_on |
future confession cases
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gptkbp:historical_debate |
March 25, 1986
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Connelly
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gptkbp:impact |
law enforcement interrogation practices
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gptkbp:influenced_by |
prior case law
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gptkbp:is_cited_in |
often cited in legal arguments
479 U. S. 157 |
gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:John_Connelly due process self-incrimination |
gptkbp:jurisdiction |
federal jurisdiction
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gptkbp:legal_issue |
Miranda rights
part of a series of cases on confessions voluntariness of confession |
gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:material |
arose from a police interrogation
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gptkbp:notable_for |
its discussion on mental state during confession
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gptkbp:outcome |
upheld conviction
analyzed by legal scholars affirmed lower court's ruling influenced law enforcement training significant for civil rights advocates examined in legal journals important for criminal procedure majority opinion favored the government confession was deemed voluntary contributed to the body of criminal law discussed in Supreme Court history highlighted issues of mental health in confessions reaffirmed the importance of voluntary confessions remains relevant in discussions of confession law ruled on the admissibility of confessions upheld the use of confessions in court used in law schools for teaching purposes |
gptkbp:precedent |
set a precedent for future cases
established guidelines for evaluating confessions subsequent cases regarding confessions |
gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_William_H._Rehnquist
gptkb:Justice_Harry_Blackmun dissent argued for stricter standards |
gptkbp:related_to |
Fifth Amendment rights
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gptkbp:significance |
clarified standards for confession voluntariness
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:R._I._C._O.
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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