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3. Confessed twice, 1st before Mirandized...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 11:07 AM

Jul 22

...2nd after, if I understood the article and the judge ruled that the trial judge's "No" in reply to the jury's question "does it matter that the 1st confession was made before he was read his rights" was bad enough or wrong enough to require a new trial.

(I am not a lawyer, and I used quote marks, but paraphrased from memory)

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Confessed twice, 1st before Mirandized... GJGCA Jul 22 #3