When they accepted the appointments each petitioner had made a full confession, and they did not then contend, nor did they seriously contend at any time in the state courts, that these confessions were not voluntary.
Izendapenak onartu zituztenerako demandagile bakoitzak aitorpen oso bat sinatua zuen eta ez zuten, ez orduan, ez beste inoiz estatuaren auzitegien aurrean, aitorpen horiek borondatezkoak ez zirenik adierazi.