Jackson v. Denno

*401Mr. Justice Black, with whom Mr. Justice Clark

joins as to Part I of this opinion, dissenting in part and concurring in part.

I

In Stein v. New York, 346 U. S. 156, 177-179, this Court sustained the constitutionality of New York’s procedure under which the jury, rather than the trial judge, resolves disputed questions of fact as to the voluntariness of confessions offered against defendants charged with crime. I think this holding was correct and would adhere to it. While I dissented from affirmance of the convictions in Stein, my dissent went to other points; I most assuredly did not dissent…