Bryant v. State

I

THE LAW—

The road to a civilized society leads past the use of the "rubber hose,” the "rack,” the "Chinese boot,” and other "third degree” 1 methods of obtaining "confessions” from persons accused of the commission of criminal acts.

Although there may be some remote areas of the country where the "third degree” is still occasionally practiced, it is safe to state that as a general rule the physical abuse aspect of interrogation has been brought to a halt. For discussion of what constitutes an interrogation, see Rhode Island v. Innes, 446 U.S. 291, 100 S. Ct. 1682, 64 L. Ed. 2d 297 (1980).

The…