我承认对这种未预料到的供词感到吃惊。 I confess to being astonished at this unexpected statement.
早在1936年,高级法院就已着手于废除以逼供词为依据给政治犯定罪的做法。 As early as1936, the Supreme Court had begun striking down state criminal convictions based on confessions coerced from defendants.
这个盗窃犯在供词中牵连了另外两个协助他偷窃的人。 In his confession the thief incriminated two others who helped him steal.