Some preliminary notes on this subject follow. Question: What Supreme Court cases exist that deal with the issue of forced confessions and do they apply to the alleged torture of terror suspects being held today in US military prisons.
Williams v. US 1951: A robbery suspect was beaten and tortured by a private detective who was also a "special police officer". The confession obtained was ruled to be a violation of the suspects constitutional rights and legal action was taken agains the police officer. I do not know the outcome of the robbery case.
Screws v. US
Gardner v. NJ
US v. Classic
Brown v. Mississippi
Chambers v. Florida
This information taken from on line at "Justia.com" from the US Supreme Court Center.
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