The Due Process Clause Of The 13th Amendment Summary

On August 18, 1983, Officer Patrick Anderson was off-duty when he was approached by a man named Francis Connelly in Denver, Colorado. Connelly admitted to Anderson, without any prompting, that he had murdered someone and he needed to talk about it. Anderson read Connelly the Miranda rights and asked him if he understood theses rights. Connelly understood the rights, but he still wanted to talk about the murder. Anderson was surprised that Connelly was still willing to confess to the crime, so he asked if he was on drugs or alcohol. Connelly denied that he has been drinking and denied that he did drugs, but Connelly did admit that he has been a patient in several mental hospitals. Anderson mentioned to Connelly that he did not have to speak, but Connelly told him that it was ok and he had to get it off his conscious. Officer Anderson said that Connelly appeared to understand his crime. After Anderson interviewed Connelly, Homicide detective Stephen Antuna interviewed Connelly. Antuna reiterated the Miranda rights and he was then asked: “what he had on his mind”. Again, Connelly admitted that he had come …show more content…
According to Peter Sagal, the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is, “The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is exactly like a similar provision in the Fifth Amendment, which only restricts the federal government. It states that no person shall be “deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.” Usually, “due process” refers to fair procedures.” They believe that Connelly’s statements were not of rational intellect and free will. So the court implicated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and said that the evidence was not the product of a rational intellect and free will. The Colorado Supreme court then agreed with the trial court’s decision to suppress all of Connelly’s