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Criminal Evidence - From: 1200 To: 1799
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Rex v Warickshall (1783) 1 Leach 263; (1783) 168 ER 234
1783
Criminal Evidence
Evidence that stolen goods were found under the bed of the accused was admitted notwithstanding that the discovery was made in consequence of her inadmissible confession. Evidence obtained by oppression should be admitted to court. Involuntary statements are inherently unreliable: "a confession forced from the mind by the flattery of hope, or by the torture of fear comes in so questionable a shape when it is to be considered as the evidence of guilt, that no credit ought to be given to it; and therefore it is rejected."
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