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McNabb doctrine

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From 322 U.S. 65 - United States v. Mitchell · 1944Most cited · 1,091 citing opinions

Inexcusable detention for the purpose of illegally extracting evidence from an accused, and the successful extraction of such inculpatory statements by continuous questioning for many hours under psychological pressure, were the decisive features in the McNabb case which led us to rule that a conviction on such evidence could not stand.