entered as evidence and violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Aftermath Upon remand from the United States Supreme Court, the three defendants pleaded nolo contendere to manslaughter rather than risk a retrial. They were however sentenced to six months, two and one-half years, and seven and one-half years in prison, respectively. The prosecutor at the trial level, John Stennis, later served forty-two years as a United States Senator, including two years as President pro tempore. He ran for office in Mississippi thirteen times and never lost. See also Confession (legal) Chambers v. Florida (1940) List of criminal competencies List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 297 Miranda v. Arizona (1966) Scottsboro Boys References Further reading External links Police brutality in the United States United States Supreme Court cases United States Supreme Court cases of the Hughes Court United States Fifth Amendment self-incrimination case law 1936 in United States case law Civil rights movement case law Incorporation case law False confessions Torture in the United States Kemper County, Mississippi