Brief of Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth, Vanderbilt Professor of Law and Medicine Terry A. Maroney, et al. as Amici Curiae
Terry A. Maroney

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Because juveniles are much more vulnerable than adults to the pressures of police interrogation, juveniles are more likely to confess.

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Brief of Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth, Vanderbilt Professor of Law and Medicine Terry A. Maroney, et al. as Amici Curiae

Keywords death penalty; cognitively impaired; ADHD; confession; Miranda; police interrogation; adolescent brain science; Miranda custody analysis; self-incrimination; involuntary confessions; false confessions
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Motion for Leave to File Brief of Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth, Vanderbilt Professor of Law and Medicine Terry A. Maroney, et al. as Amici Curiae, State v. Brendan Barnes, No. 279390 (Crim. Ct. Hamilton Cnty., Tenn. 2013).

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