It wasn't important: I could always testify in court as to the oral confession he'd made to Duntz and myself.

A defiant Mr. Smith, in response to questions from reporters, denied killing the girl, despite what investigators and prosecutors said were oral, written and videotaped confessions.

The judge, Barrington D. Parker of Federal District court, suppressed oral and written confessions that the defendant, Fawaz Younis, gave to agents.

Court documents and the couple's oral confession named several Moscow banks as being part of the scheme.

He was taken to a station house in Queens where, the police said, he gave both oral and written confessions, and expressed little regret about his actions.

Article 46 of the 1996 revised Criminal Procedure Law declares that "oral confessions" are not sufficient grounds for conviction.

Penance was composed of 3 parts: interior sorrow, oral confession, and satisfaction through deeds.

Much of the trial centered on the next several hours, when Mr. Dinkins gave an oral confession that he refused to sign or repeat on videotape.

Because confession under torture was not acceptable, the victim had to sign a written confession after they had made their oral confession under torture.

Smith claimed in his oral confession that Hickock murdered the two women.