- Theconfessionswerelies.Neithertrickerynorcoercionisusedtosecureconfessions.Anothermajorcauseofwrongfulconvictionsisfalseconfessions.Judgesoftenfindsuchconfessions"bothpersuasiveandconclusiveofthedefendant'sguilt."Theyhadalwaysdeniedtheclaim,saying...
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