Ziang Sung Wan v. United States

Ziang Sung Wan v. United States
Argued April 7, 8, 1924
Decided October 13, 1924
Full case name Ziang Sung Wan v. United States
Citations 266 U.S. 1 (more)
Holding
Confessions must be factually voluntary. Compelled confessions are inadmissible in court.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William H. Taft
Associate Justices
Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr.
Willis Van Devanter · James C. McReynolds
Louis Brandeis · George Sutherland
Pierce Butler · Edward T. Sanford
Case opinions
Majority Brandeis, joined by unanimous court

Ziang Sung Wan v. United States was a 1924 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]

References

  1. ↑ Seligman, Scott (April 30, 2018). "The Triple Homicide in D.C. That Laid the Groundwork for Americans' Right to Remain Silent". Smithsonian.com. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
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