Ashdown v. Utah
| Ashdown v. Utah | |
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| Decided June 30, 1958 | |
| Full case name | Ashdown v. Utah |
| Citations | 357 U.S. 426 (more) |
| Holding | |
| The officers did not take advantage of petitioner or overtake her will when eliciting the confession. Judgment affirmed. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Burton |
| Dissent | Douglas, joined by Black |
Ashdown v. Utah, 357 U.S. 426 (1958), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the officers involved in the case did not take advantage of petitioner or overtake her will when eliciting the confession. This case was one of the last decisions by the Court about confession evidence that preceded important new rules in Escobedo v. Illinois.