Coerced Confessions

Officers who coerced and fabricated confessions from two intellectually disabled men – who spent 31 years on death row for rape and murder convictions before they were exonerated – are not entitled to qualified immunity, the Fourth Circuit ruled.

RICHMOND, Va. – Officers who coerced and fabricated confessions from two intellectually disabled men – who spent 31 years on death row for rape and murder convictions before they were exonerated – are not entitled to qualified immunity, the Fourth Circuit ruled.

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