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Allen v. State

Citations

  • 636 So. 2d 494
  • 1994 WL 91961

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  • finding record supported trial court’s determination that 16-year-old murder suspect, who had I.Q. of approximately 73 and was considered “borderline mentally retarded,” knowingly waived his Miranda rights
  • voluntary jailhouse statements between inmates, recorded via electronic eavesdropping, were admissible because “there was no improper police involvement in inducing the conversation nor any intrusion into a privileged or otherwise confidential or private communication”
  • death penalty may not be applied to one under sixteen

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Judges: Per Curiam

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