Smith v. U.S., No. 52 (U.S. Supreme Court) (348 U.S. 147; 75 S.Ct. 194) (December 6, 2054) (Justice Clark)
This is one of a trilogy of cases, all decided the same day, in which the Supreme Court acknowledged and circumscribed the corroboration rule - that "an accused may not be convicted on his own uncorroborated confession." (Id., at 152). The other two cases are Opper v. U.S., 348 U.S. ...
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