U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States v. Christopher Rodriguez-Soriano
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- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- July 24, 2019
- Case
- United States v. Christopher Rodriguez-Soriano
- Case status
- Decided
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RICHARDSON, Circuit Judge, dissenting: Historically, juries have given tremendous weight to defendants' confessions when determining guilt, often considering them to be incontrovertible evidence. Juries today continue to do so. For this reason, under longstanding Supreme Court precedent, a prosecutor seeking to admit a defendant's out-of-court confession must provide evidence showing that the confession is trustworthy. B…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Not attributed | July 24, 2019 |
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | July 24, 2019 |