Brown v. Mississippi applies the "totality of the circumstances"
approach to juveniles' interrogations.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Brown v. Mississippi (1936) is primarily known for ruling that confessions obtained through physical coercion cannot be used as evidence in criminal trials. The "totality of the circumstances" approach to evaluating the voluntariness of juveniles' confessions was later developed in cases such as In re Gault (1967) and Fare v. Michael C. (1979).

Brown V Mississippi Applies the "Totality of the Circumstances