Several Court Cases Were Presented in Your Text on Confessions

question 19

Essay

Several court cases were presented in your text on confessions and interrogations.Select three and comment on the court's decision and why it was or was not the correct one in your opinion.

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Definitions:

Nationalist Leader

A person who promotes the interests, culture, or independence of their nation, sometimes leading a movement or party.

Emilio Aguinaldo

A Filipino revolutionary, politician, and military leader who is considered to be the first and the youngest President of the Philippines and led Filipino forces during the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War.

Philippine Islands

An archipelago of over 7,000 islands in Southeast Asia, governed as a territory of the United States from 1898 until its independence in 1946.

Clayton-Bulwer Treaty

An 1850 agreement between the United States and Great Britain aiming to neutralize Central American territories and stipulate that neither nation would exclusively control a transoceanic canal.