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U.S. v. Dickerson, No. 97-4750 (4th Cir.) (166 F.3d 667) (February 8, 1999) (Judge Karen J. Williams)

In this case the Fourth Circuit held that "it is perfectly clear that Congress enacted [18 USC] § 3501with the express purpose of legislatively overruling Miranda [v. Arizona] and restoring voluntariness as the test for admitting confessions".

[From Vol. 6, No. 5, dated February 1, 1999]

This far-reaching decision, which ...

 

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