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Ziang Sung Wan v. United States

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Ziang Sung Wan v. United States
Argued April 7–8, 1924
Decided October 13, 1924
Full case nameZiang Sung Wan v. United States
Citations266 U.S. 1 (more)
45 S. Ct. 1; 69 L. Ed. 131
Holding
Confessions must be factually voluntary. Compelled confessions are inadmissible in court.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William H. Taft
Associate Justices
Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr.
Willis Van Devanter · James C. McReynolds
Louis Brandeis · George Sutherland
Pierce Butler · Edward T. Sanford
Case opinion
MajorityBrandeis, joined by unanimous court

Ziang Sung Wan v. United States, 266 U.S. 1 (1924), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning the admissibility of a confession in a 1919 triple homicide case. Scott Seligman, writing for the Smithsonian, referred to the case as having "laid the groundwork for Americans' right to remain silent".[1]

One of the victims of the triple murder was translator Theodore Wong.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Seligman, Scott (April 30, 2018). "The Triple Homicide in D.C. That Laid the Groundwork for Americans' Right to Remain Silent". Smithsonian.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Ferranti, Seth (May 7, 2018). "This Brutal Triple-Murder Case Helped Establish Your Right to Remain Silent". Vice. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
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