U.S. v. Alvarez-Sanchez, No. 92-1812 (U.S. Supreme Court) (511 U.S. 350; 114 S.Ct. 1599) (May 2, 1994) (Justice Thomas)
In this case, the defendant argued that 18 U.S.C. § 3501(c) rendered inadmissible the custodial statement he made more than six hours after his arrest on state criminal charges. Section 3501(c) provides that a custodial confession made by a person within six hours following his arrest "shall not be inadmissible ...
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