Case Name: United States v. Pumphreys
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1802-03
Citations: 1 Cranch 74
Docket Number: 
Parties: United States v. Pumphreys.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 1
Pages: 74–74

Head Matter:
United States v. Pumphreys.
Extorted confession is not evidence against tlie prisoner.
Indictment for stealing.

Opinion:
The Court
instructed the jury that no confession, extorted from the prisoner, by threats of punishment, or obtained by the promise of reward or favor, was evidence against him. 4 Bl. Com. 357.