Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/10/2000

Commonwealth v. Jackson

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432 Mass. 82
731 N.E.2d 1066
2000 Mass. LEXIS 377

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applying test to analogous circumstances of waiver of rights under Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 [1966]
“defendant’s IQ [intelligence quotient] alone does not require suppression of his statements, but is a factor to be considered”
“If an offense is inherently dangerous to human life, commission of the crime that caused death constitutes first degree felony murder”
Commonwealth bears burden of proving beyond reasonable doubt that defendant's statements were made voluntarily, i.e., that they were \the product of a rational intellect and a free will\
“considerable prior experience” with the police supports finding of knowing and voluntary waiver
defendant with intelligence quotient of sixty-five capable of waiving Miranda rights

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