In an unsigned opinion, the US Supreme Court said that the January 1999 confession of a 17 year-old, who was roused out of bed at 3:00 a.m. and taken to the murder scene clad only in his underwear, probably should be thrown out. "They shined a flashlight in his face, pulled him from bed and handcuffed him. They took him away without allowing him to put on clothes or shoes." Kaupp v. Texas, 02-5636 [full story]
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