Voluntariness Of Confession

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• Isolene Reddick and Annie Mae Gibson v. State
  150 Fla. 478· Fla.· 1942-05-05 ·via Coerced Confession
  The court held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying motions to withdraw guilty pleas, as the evidence supported the voluntariness of the pleas and confessions.
• Rowe v. State
  98 Fla. 98· Fla.· 1929-06-25
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed a conviction based primarily on confessions obtained through police brutality and coercive interrogation tactics. The court held that confessions procured by beating, threats, and psychological pressure violate due process and cannot form the ba