Gary v. Mississippi
Annotate this CaseBefore his capital-murder trial, Laqunn Gary moved to suppress his confession, arguing he had not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived his Miranda rights. The trial court denied his motion without a hearing. The Supreme Court found that the trial court erred: because Gary had questioned the voluntariness of his confession, he had a due-process right to a suppression hearing. And the State had the burden to prove his confession was in fact voluntary. The Court therefore remanded this case to the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine the admissibility of Gary’s confession.
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