Massachusetts Appeals Court· 3/8/1984

Commonwealth v. King

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460 N.E.2d 1299
17 Mass. App. Ct. 602
1984 Mass. App. LEXIS 1407

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same; nothing about a request to see an arrest warrant again should have alerted officers that the defendant might make an incriminating statement
sixteen year old defendant capable of waiving Miranda rights because of prior involvement with court system, recent exercise of right to counsel after consultation, and low-pressure environment during questioning
defendant’s statement: “I did it. I did it. I raped that girl and I need help” made upon completion of the booking process and after seeing his arrest warrant was not the product of police interrogation, but was a statement volunteered by the defendant
defendant could understand and voluntarily waive Miranda rights where, despite a learning disability, he “had reached the tenth grade . . . and he was able to hold down a job”; his “criminal record . . . suggests the fact that [he] was thoroughly schooled in police procedures”

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Judges: Greaney, Cutter, Warner

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