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· 11/22/2002

Dan Young, Jr. v. Jonathan R. Walls, Warden, Menard Correctional Center, â€

Citations

  • 311 F.3d 846
  • 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 23931
  • 2002 WL 31627021

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that a habeas petitioner with an IQ of 56 was capable of understanding the Miranda warnings because he “had enough awareness (the state court found
  • noting that “when a defendant’s condition is stable, evidence adduced after trial allows a reliable reconstruction of the defendant’s mental state at trial”
  • noting that Young knew that a “PD” was a public defender and knew the purpose that a trial serves
  • purpose of Miranda warnings is “to protect the suspect’s privilege against compulsory self-incrimination”

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Judges: Posner, Easterbrook, Evans

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