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Watts v. Indiana, 338 U.S. 49 (1949)
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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.
Watts v. Indiana, 338 U.S. 49 (1949)
Watts v. Indiana No. 610 Argued April 25, 1949 Decided June 27, 1949 338 U.S. 49
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIANA
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Petitioner was arrested on suspicion on a Wednesday and held without arraignment, without the aid of counsel or friends, and without advice as to his constitutional rights until the following Tuesday, when he confessed to murder. Meanwhile, he was held much of the time in solitary confinement in a cell with no place to sit or sleep except on the floor, and was interrogated by relays of police officers, usually until long past midnight. At his trial in a state court, the confession was admitted in evidence over his objection, and he was convicted.
Held: the use at the trial of a confession obtained in this manner violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and the conviction is reversed. Pp. 49-55.
226 Ind. 655, 82 N.E.2d 846, reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Watts v. Indiana, 338 U.S. 49 (1949) in 338 U.S. 49 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=XQBYHXXAULPK3UT.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Watts v. Indiana, 338 U.S. 49 (1949), in 338 U.S. 49, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=XQBYHXXAULPK3UT.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Watts v. Indiana, 338 U.S. 49 (1949). cited in 1949, 338 U.S. 49. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=XQBYHXXAULPK3UT.
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