False confessions and the constitution problems, possibilities, and solutions

The Constitution and the Future of Criminal Justice in America

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 169-186

  Leo, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139108034.016     Document Type: Chapter

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