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Gallegos v. Nebraska, 342 U.S. 55 (1951)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Gallegos v. Nebraska, 342 U.S. 55 (1951)
Gallegos v. Nebraska No. 94 Argued October 8, 1951 Decided November 26, 1951 342 U.S. 55
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF NEBRASKA
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Petitioner, a 38-year-old Mexican farm hand who can neither speak nor write English, was arrested, jailed, and questioned in Texas, and, after four days, during which he claims he was mistreated, he confessed to a homicide in Nebraska. Thereafter, he was taken to Nebraska, where he again confessed, although he makes no claim of mistreatment by the Nebraska authorities. Twenty-five days after his arrest and fourteen days after his arrival in Nebraska, he was brought before a magistrate for the first time, and he pleaded guilty. Two days later, before trial, counsel was appointed to defend him. At his trial in a state court, the two confessions and the plea were admitted in evidence over his objection, and he was convicted of manslaughter. The State Supreme Court affirmed.
Held: upon the record in this case, it cannot be said that the admission in evidence of the confessions and plea violated petitioner’s rights under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Pp. 56-68; 68-73.
(a) The rule of McNabb v. United States, 318 U.S. 332, is not a limitation imposed by the Constitution, and is not applicable to trials of criminal cases in state courts. Pp. 63-65; 71-72.
(b) On the record in this case, it cannot be said that Nebraska violated the requirements of due process in this conviction. Pp. 60-63, 65-68; 68-73.
152 Neb. 831, 43 N.W.2d 1, affirmed.
Petitioner’s conviction in a state court of Nebraska for manslaughter, claimed to have been in violation of rights under the Fourteenth Amendment, was affirmed by the State Supreme Court. 152 Neb. 831, 43 N.W.2d 1. This Court granted certiorari. 341 U.S. 947. Affirmed, p. 68.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Gallegos v. Nebraska, 342 U.S. 55 (1951) in 342 U.S. 55 342 U.S. 56. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=MA38YEWBMJ51TVZ.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Gallegos v. Nebraska, 342 U.S. 55 (1951), in 342 U.S. 55, page 342 U.S. 56. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=MA38YEWBMJ51TVZ.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Gallegos v. Nebraska, 342 U.S. 55 (1951). cited in 1951, 342 U.S. 55, pp.342 U.S. 56. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=MA38YEWBMJ51TVZ.
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