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Lego v. Toomey, 404 U.S. 477 (1972)

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1. Lego v. Toomey, 404 U.S. 477 (1972)

Interrogation | Facts: The suspect was arrested and made a confession to the police. Evidence on the issue of voluntariness (coercion) of the confession was conflicting. The trial court admitted the confession into evidence. | Issue: What is the burden of proof necessary to admit a confession into evidence? Who determines the admissibility of the confession? | Decision: 'By a preponderance of the evidence' is a constitutionally permissible burden of proof. Admissibility of evidence is a determination for the court, not the jury.
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Transporting Evidence is the responsibility of the investigator and when it is sent to a crime lab for scientific examination it must be accompanied by an informative report on official letterhead and should contain the following 8 elements:
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