Colorado v. Connelly

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1986-12-10

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*159 Chief Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court. In this case, the Supreme Court of Colorado held that the United States Constitution requires a court to suppress a confession when the mental state of the defendant, at the time he made the confession, interfered with his “rational intellect” and his “free will.” Because this decision seeme…

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