Document Type
Article
Media Type
Text
Abstract
This article examines the recent elimination of the material witness rule, which governed the admissibility of confessions in criminal cases. The article first traces the evolution and Fifth Amendment background of the rule. Next, the article discusses the rash action taken by the Illinois Supreme Court when it rejected the rule. Finally, the article concludes by showing that the rule was a necessary Fifth Amendment protection and has been reasonably applied.
First Page
105
Last Page
132
Publication Date
11-1-1993
Department
Other
ISSN
0734-1490
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Recommended Citation
Williams, Stephanie Rae
(1993)
"The Untimely Demise of the Involuntary Confession Material Witness Rule in Illinois,"
Northern Illinois University Law Review: Vol. 14:
Iss.
1, Article 6.
Suggested Citation
Stephanie Rae Williams, The Untimely Demise of the Involuntary Confession Material Witness Rule in Illinois, 14 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 105 (1993).
