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Fields v. State

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  • 402 So. 2d 46

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  • mentally retarded juvenile said he could not afford an attorney, investigators did not clarify issue for him
  • “while a juvenile may waive his Miranda rights, the state bears a ‘heavy burden’ in establishing that the waiver is valid.”

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Judges: Wentworth

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