Under the Accusatorial System Rationale, Forced Confessions Violate Due Process

question 47

Multiple Choice

Under the accusatorial system rationale, forced confessions violate due process, even if they are true, because:

• A) forced confessions should be conclusively assumed to be unreliable.
• B) they violate the Eight Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.
• C) under our system the state has the burden of proving guilt.
• D) all of the above.

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