1975年,美国国会同时通过了《联邦证据规则》第410条和《联邦刑事诉讼规则》第11(e)(6)条,这两个条款用实际上一模一样的措词,禁止将撤销的认罪答辩和失败的答辩协商过程中作出的陈述作为证据使用。20年后,在合众国诉麦哲纳图案中,美国最高法院认定,刑事被告人可以放弃这些规则提供的保护。下面就是这些规则和这个案件的故事。 In 1975, the U.S. Congress passed both Rule 410 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and Rule 11 (e) (6) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, both of which, in virtually identical terms, barred the revocation of the confession The statements made during the defense and defending consultation process are used as evidence. Twenty years later, in the case of the United States v. McDermott, the Supreme Court of the United States found that criminal defendants could waive the protection afforded by these rules. Here is the story of these rules and the case.