1.   The confession was obtained under duress.

2.   Threats must not be used in order to obtain confessions.

3.   The confessions were obtained by what amounts to torture.

4.   But Graham now contends the confession was obtained improperly and is riddled with lies.

5.   But French investigators lost no time in summoning Bunel to Paris, obtaining a confession and turning him over to civilian prosecutors.

6.   Even if the prisoner shows signs of abuse, prosecutors rarely question how the confessions were obtained.

7.   Getting her way means pursuing suspected criminals, finding the truth, caring as much about obtaining a confession as a conviction, she said.

8.   He also said that a former Dallas homicide detective acclaimed for obtaining confessions grilled Darlie Routier for two hours, and she still maintained her innocence.

9.   Human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, said police routinely obtained confessions from suspects through physical and mental mistreatment.

10.   Mease, whose girlfriend testified against him, confessed to the murders, but on appeal said his confession had been obtained illegally.