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U.S. v. Byram, No. 97-2273 (1st Cir.) (145 F.3d 405) (May 20, 1998) (Judge Michael Boudin)

The Court noted that: "Historically, the requirement that admissible confessions be 'voluntary' reflected a variety of value; these included deterring coercion, assuring reliability of confessions, and protecting the suspect's free choice whether to confess. Thus, at common law, confessions produced by promises not to prosecute or offers of leniency were ...

 

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