Anderson v. United States
| Anderson v. United States | |
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| Decided March 1, 1943 | |
| Full case name | Anderson v. United States |
| Citations | 318 U.S. 350 (more) |
| Holding | |
| The violation of state law rendered the confession evidence inadmissible. If there is a "working arrangement" where state officials will violate the rights of the accused and federal officials will charge them federally, the fact that the federal officers did not personally violate the law is immaterial to a confession's admissibility. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Frankfurter |
| Dissent | Reed |
| Jackson, Rutledge took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Anderson v. United States, 318 U.S. 350 (1943), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the violation of state law rendered the confession evidence inadmissible. If there is a "working arrangement" where state officials will violate the rights of the accused and federal officials will charge them federally, the fact that the federal officers did not personally violate the law is immaterial to a confession's admissibility.