McNabb v. United States
United States Supreme Court
318 U.S. 332 (1943)
Relevant factsFree
The defendant was arrested but not promptly brought before a magistrate for a preliminary hearing as required by law. During this prolonged, unlawful detention, he made incriminating statements to investigators. At his federal trial, he sought to exclude those statements because of the unlawful delay, and the Supreme Court granted certiorari to decide whether the statements were admissible.
IssueFree
Whether a confession obtained while a suspect is illegally detained is admissible in federal criminal cases.