Ziang Sung Wan v. United States

Ziang Sung Wan v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 7–8, 1924 Decided October 13, 1924
Full case name	Ziang Sung Wan v. United States
Citations	266 U.S. 1 ( more ) 45 S. Ct. 1; 69 L. Ed. 131
Holding
Confessions must be factually voluntary. Compelled confessions are inadmissible in court.
Court membership
Chief Justice William H. Taft Associate Justices Joseph McKenna  · Oliver W. Holmes Jr. Willis Van Devanter  · James C. McReynolds Louis Brandeis  · George Sutherland Pierce Butler  · Edward T. Sanford
Case opinion
Majority	Brandeis, joined by unanimous court

Ziang Sung Wan v. United States, 266 U.S. 1 (1924), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning the admissibility of a confession in a 1919 triple homicide case. Scott Seligman, writing for the Smithsonian, referred to the case as having "laid the groundwork for Americans' right to remain silent". ^[1]

One of the victims of the triple murder was translator Theodore Wong. ^[2]

References

1. Seligman, Scott (April 30, 2018). "The Triple Homicide in D.C. That Laid the Groundwork for Americans' Right to Remain Silent". Smithsonian.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
2. Ferranti, Seth (May 7, 2018). "This Brutal Triple-Murder Case Helped Establish Your Right to Remain Silent". Vice . Retrieved April 1, 2024.

External links

• Text of Ziang Sung Wan v. United States, 266 U.S. 1(1924) is available from: CourtListener Justia Library of Congress