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"Two Oth cleiens “- _ _May Mean New __ | ST¥peson Trials for Six - ? Twa strong “civil " rights” de- cisions handed down by the Su- preme Court yesterday wo e Tax Horeshedow granting of new i that defendants in both these a ‘ ‘to the six proNazis convicted of $ 2onfessed 4 the “Th ‘treason for giving aid and comfort @ circumstances were “strike= | ltd the German spies who came to gly like those brought out | in | America in sabmarines inst sum- | fhe Chicago treason tt where | ‘ ger. - ‘ I agents “detained” , ‘The Court announced a broad ‘ re Jt “doctrine which seemed likely to gu] 7, ' far toward outlawing all confes- : sions obtained by third degree ] methods. The court severely rebuked ‘as atns agents of the ATcohol Tax Unit ang FF MOU Cera dare SO ag ee we tors were ques on a) Daath i : soners to get contesslaget Two convic ons based | : ¥ on 8 sul nfessions were set aside.| Functions Denied By Congress been ommon law rule > After setting out ibe facts tn ‘nat e value of a confession as evidence depends on whether it is | zhe akfoenine case, Justice voluntary. The court went far be- |)" ".. lyond this doctrine yesterday to de- ||" We aré constrained to hold clare, in two opinions by Justice jj that the evidence elicited from the Frankfurter, that admissions gotten] Sc4tioners in the circumstances |i: by long questioning of prisoners, ‘disclosed here must be excluded. im ¢hnin son. wm. before they have been taken before Rion ers “the eating a the patie py’ tr: must be ored b: arres cers as- 2 ape einer Reed dissented Zumed functions which Congress has explicitiy denied them. They Three onshiners — Benja- Bubjected the accused to the pres- min, Free and Raymond Mc- : ‘sures of’ a procedure which is Nabb—-were convicted in the | wWholly incompatible with the vital Tennessee Federal Court of sec- jJbut very restricted duties of the ond-degree murder, for the fatal |investigating and arresting om ' shooting of an agent of the {cers of the Government and j alcohol tax unit during a raid. The men were grilled at inter- vals for two days after their ar- rest. _ Mg ee petawerersary oT Ba in_Tennessee Federa ourt of dynamiting a Tennessee ake a zeral Marshals, FBI agents and tax; cers are required b ene before eee | itakepriso risoners before a jud veel i officer “immediately.” € a sae ra i