fundamental principles of liberty and justice
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From 342 U.S. 55 - Gallegos v. Nebraska · 1951Most cited · 552 citing opinions
A confession can be declared inadmissible in a state criminal trial by this Court only when the circumstances under which it is received violate those 'fundamental principles of liberty and justice' protected by the Fourteenth Amendment against infraction by any state.