Case Name: United States v. John Pocklington
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1822-04
Citations: 2 Cranch 293
Docket Number: 
Parties: United States v. John Pocklington.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 2
Pages: 293–293

Head Matter:
United States v. John Pocklington.
The confession of a prisoner, under hopes excited by the examining magistrate that his punishment would be thereby mitigated, cannot be given in evidence against him.
The prisoner was indicted for breaking open the storehouse of R. & R. in Georgetown. He was examined before the mayor of that town, who informed him that one of the party had confessed a part of the charge; and that if he would confess candidly the truth, he would represent his case to the Court, and it was probable his punishment might be thereby mitigated.

Opinion:
The Court
refused to permit his confession, made under those circumstances, to be given in evidence.
Verdict, not guilty.