Jackson v. Denno explained

Litigants:Jackson v. Denno
Arguedate:December 9–10
Argueyear:1963
Decidedate:June 22
Decideyear:1964
Fullname:Nathan Jackson, Petitioner v. Wilfred Denno, Warden
Usvol:378
Uspage:368
Parallelcitations:84 S. Ct. 1774, 12 L.Ed.2d 908
Oralargument:https://www.oyez.org/cases/1963/62
Prior:United States v. Denno, 309 F. 2d 573 (2nd Cir. 1962)
Holding:1. Under the New York procedure, the trial judge must make a preliminary determination of the voluntariness of a confession and exclude it if in no circumstances could the confession be deemed voluntary.
2. Petitioner is entitled to a state court hearing on the issue of the voluntariness of the confession by a body other than the one trying his guilt or innocence, but that does not necessarily entitle him to a new trial.
Majority:White
Joinmajority:Warren, Black, Douglas, Brennan, Goldberg
Concurrence/Dissent:Black
Joinconcurrence/Dissent:Clark (Part I)
Dissent:Clark
Dissent2:Harlan
Joindissent2:Clark, Stewart
Overturned Previous Case:Stein v. New York (1953)

Jackson v. Denno,, was a United States Supreme Court case concerning the process of determining whether a criminal defendant's confession was voluntary or coerced. The case was argued on December 9 and 10, 1963, and decided on June 22, 1964. In a majority opinion authored by Justice Byron White, the Court held that the rule requiring the jury in a criminal trial to determine the voluntariness of a confession, which was in place in New York at the time, was unconstitutional. This decision overruled the Supreme Court's prior decision in Stein v. New York, a 1953 case in which the Court had upheld the same New York rule against a constitutional challenge.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: States, United . The Constitution of the United States of America, Analysis and Interpretation, Centennial Edition, Analysis of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 28, 2012 . 2013 . Government Printing Office . 978-0-16-091735-6 . 1528 . en.
  2. Web site: Table of Supreme Court Decisions Overruled by Subsequent Decisions . 2024-06-09 . Constitution Annotated.