Ziang Sung Wan v. United States | |
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Argued April 7–8, 1924 Decided October 13, 1924 | |
Full case name | Ziang Sung Wan v. United States |
Citations | 266
U.S.
1 (
more) 45 S. Ct. 1; 69
L. Ed. 131 |
Holding | |
Confessions must be factually voluntary. Compelled confessions are inadmissible in court. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Brandeis, joined by unanimous court |
Ziang Sung Wan v. United States, 266 U.S. 1 (1924), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning the admissibility of a confession in a 1919 triple homicide case. Scott Seligman, writing for the Smithsonian, referred to the case as having "laid the groundwork for Americans' right to remain silent". [1]
One of the victims of the triple murder was translator Theodore Wong. [2]
Ziang Sung Wan v. United States | |
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![]() | |
Argued April 7–8, 1924 Decided October 13, 1924 | |
Full case name | Ziang Sung Wan v. United States |
Citations | 266
U.S.
1 (
more) 45 S. Ct. 1; 69
L. Ed. 131 |
Holding | |
Confessions must be factually voluntary. Compelled confessions are inadmissible in court. | |
Court membership | |
| |
Case opinion | |
Majority | Brandeis, joined by unanimous court |
Ziang Sung Wan v. United States, 266 U.S. 1 (1924), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning the admissibility of a confession in a 1919 triple homicide case. Scott Seligman, writing for the Smithsonian, referred to the case as having "laid the groundwork for Americans' right to remain silent". [1]
One of the victims of the triple murder was translator Theodore Wong. [2]