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Volume44
MonthAugust
Year2007
TitleThe Supreme Court, Confessions, and Judicial Schizophrenia
Author(s)Arnold H. Loewy
First Page427
AbstractSchizophrenia literally means "split mind." Consequently, it should not be too surprising that the United States Supreme Court, which is a theoretically continuing body with nine ever-changing minds, would say things in one year that seem schizophrenic when contrasted with last year's jurisprudence. Unfortunately, many of the inconsistent statements remain good law, and the result largely depends on which doctrine the Court chooses to trot out. In this essay, four such statements and the extent that each should be taken will seriously be examined.

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