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Quotation from Miranda v. Arizona by Supreme Court of the United States
“But it has never been suggested, until today, that such questioning was so coercive and accused persons so lacking in hardihood that the very first response to the very first question following the commencement of custody must be conclusively presumed to be the product of an overborne will.”
Miranda v. Arizona, Dissent of Justice White, Part III (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice White, joined by Harlan and Stewart, contrasts the Court's rule with the traditional totality-of-circumstances test.
Citation: "But it has never been suggested, until today, that such questioning was so coercive and accused persons so lacking in hardihood that the very first response to the very first question following the commencement of custody must be conclusively presumed to be the product of an overborne will." — Supreme Court of the United States, Miranda v. Arizona, Dissent of Justice White, Part III (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id miranda-v-arizona-q6)
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