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Chambers v. Florida, 309 U.S. 227 (1940)
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Chambers v. Florida, 309 U.S. 227 (1940)
Chambers v. Florida No.195 Argued January 4, 1940 Decided February 12, 1940 309 U.S. 227
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA
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1. Convictions of murder obtained in the state courts by use of coerced confessions are void under the clue process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. P. 228.
2. This Court is not concluded by the finding of a jury that a confession by one convicted in a state court of murder was voluntary, but determines that question for itself from the evidence. P. 228.
3. Confessions of murder procured by repeated inquisitions of prisoners without friends or counselors present, and under circumstances calculated to inspire terror, held compulsory. Pp. 238-241.
136 Fla. 568; 187 So. 156, reversed.
CERTIORARI, 308 U.S. 541, to review convictions of murder upon the question whether confessions used in the trial were in violation of due process of law.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Chambers v. Florida, 309 U.S. 227 (1940) in 309 U.S. 227 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KD3IFLSBGZJWCML.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Chambers v. Florida, 309 U.S. 227 (1940), in 309 U.S. 227, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KD3IFLSBGZJWCML.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Chambers v. Florida, 309 U.S. 227 (1940). cited in 1940, 309 U.S. 227. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KD3IFLSBGZJWCML.
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