In ______, the Supreme Court held that the use of confessions at trial that have been obtained through physical coercion violate suspects' fundamental rights.

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In Brown v. Mississippi (1936), the Supreme Court ruled that confessions obtained through physical coercion cannot be used as evidence in trials, as they violate the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This case was pivotal in establishing the principle that coerced confessions are inadmissible in court.

In ______, the Supreme Court Held That the Use of Confessions