Mallory v. United States
Significance, Supreme Court Formulates Mcnabb-mallory Rule, Omnibus Crime Control And Safe Street Acts Of 1968
Petitioner
Andrew R. Mallory
Respondent
United States
Petitioner's Claim
That being arrested without probable cause and held for a prolonged period without being formally charged invalidated his confession.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
William B. Bryant
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Edward L. Barrett, Jr., Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney General
Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black, William J. Brennan, Jr., Harold Burton, Tom C. Clark, William O. Douglas, Felix Frankfurter (writing for the Court), John Marshall Harlan II, Earl Warren, Charles Evans Whittaker
Justices Dissenting
None
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
24 June 1957
Decision
Mallory's confession was ruled inadmissible and his conviction reversed.
Related Cases
- McNabb v. United States, 318 U.S. 332 (1943).
- Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966).
Sources
Legal Information Institute. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/3501.html
Further Readings
- Garcia, Alfredo. The Sixth Amendment in Modern American Jurisprudence: A Critical Perspective. New York, NY: Greenwood Press, 1992.
- Grano, Joseph D. Confessions, Truth, and the Law. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1993.
- Inbau, Fred E., John E. Reid, and Joseph P. Buckley. Criminal Interrogation and Confessions, 3rd ed. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 1986.
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