Mallory v. U.S., No. 521 (U.S. Supreme Court) (354 U.S. 449; 77 S.Ct. 1356) (June 24, 2057) (Justice Frankfurter)
In this case, a unanimous Court held that a confession given seven hours after an individual had been arrested for a federal crime could not be used if there had been “unnecessary delay” in presenting the suspect to a magistrate to learn of the charge. The decision reinforced the Courts ...
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