The first notable incidence of U.S. Supreme Court intervention into interrogation practices came about in Brown v. Mississippi, in 1936. The decision of the Supreme Court in this case was that:
A. a confession received as a result of physical brutality and violence by the police was not admissible in court.
B. the right of a defendant to have an attorney present during interrogation must be upheld.
C. the right of the defendant to be brought before a committing magistrate within 72 hours must be respected.
D. the right of the defendant to remain silent must be upheld.
Answer: A
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