Williamson v. U.S., No. 93-5256 (U.S. Supreme Court) (512 U.S. 594; 114 S.Ct. 2431) (June 27, 1994) (Justice O'Connor)
In this case the declarant had lied to the police when he was first interviewed and several hours later he told a different story. When the declarant refused to testify against a co-defendant, the Court ruled that the self-inculpatory parts of his confession were admissible at trial. Likewise, the Court ...
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