for The Association of the Bar of the City Of New York
1. Townsend v. Sain, No. 8 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, February 19, 1962, Argued , March 18, 1963, Decided
OVERVIEW: If an individual's confession was not the product of a rational intellect and a free will, his confession was inadmissible because it was coerced, whether the confession was the product of physical intimidation or to a drug-induced statement.
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