Brown v. Mississippi (1936) | Definition

Course: Introduction / Procedural Law

In the landmark Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Mississippi (1936), the court prohibited the use of torture as a means of obtaining confessions by the police.

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• • • Criminal Justice | Section 4.5: The Legal Environment of Policing
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Last Modified: 07/19/2021