Supreme Court of Georgia· 3/11/2002
Ellis v. State
Citations
- 274 Ga. 852
- 561 S.E.2d 117
- 2002 Fulton County D. Rep. 749
- 2002 Ga. LEXIS 204
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- trial court did not clearly err by admitting statement of defendant with sixth grade education and limited reading ability
- “Even considering that [the defendant] had achieved only a sixth-grade education, and his ability to read [was] limited, the trial court’s ruling [that he voluntarily and knowingly waived his right to silence] was not clearly erroneous.”
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Judges: Thompson
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