Mallory v. United States
United States Supreme Court
354 U.S. 449 (1957)
Relevant factsFree
The defendant was arrested and held for seven hours of interrogation before finally being brought before a magistrate for a probable cause hearing, confessing to the crime during that prolonged detention; at his federal trial, he sought to exclude the confession because of the extended pre-hearing detention, and the Supreme Court granted certiorari.
IssueFree
Whether a confession obtained while a suspect is illegally detained is admissible in federal criminal cases.