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In a 5-to-4 decision that brought home the importance of substituting Justice David Souter for the liberal William Brennan, the court ruled that the introduction of a coerced confession at trial may be considered a "harmless error." That undoes part of a 1967 decision in which the Justices...
The reason? Giarratano, 33, now a jailhouse lawyer, is no longer convinced he was the killer. Since 1983, he and supporters, ranging from conservative columnist James J. Kilpatrick to singer-activist Joan Baez, have sought to show that various statements in his confession contradict each other and the crime-scene...
Most Unnecessary Confession by a Presidential Relative "I didn't pretend to be an expert on the savings and loan business," said Neil Bush. The President's son served as a director of Silverado, the Denver S&L, just before the thrift collapsed in a $1 billion heap in 1988...
While defense lawyers were said to be shocked by Darci's confession, the prosecution remains convinced that it is part of a cover-up designed "to protect his father and others." Premeditated murder, the charge against both father and son, carries a sentence of 12 to 30 years.
According to Bob Woodward's best seller Veil, Casey made a deathbed confession. He became involved with Iranscam because "I believed." But after a series of discussions with the director's colleagues, Persico doubts the authenticity of the hospital interview.