Blackburn v. Alabama

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1960-01-11

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Mr. Chief Justice Warren delivered the opinion of the Court. Jesse Blackburn was tried in the Circuit Court of Colbert County, Alabama, on a charge of robbery, found guilty, and sentenced to 20 years’" imprisonment. By far the most damaging piece of evidence against him was his confession, which he persistently maintained had not been made voluntarily. <a cl…

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