Michigan Supreme Court· 7/30/1996

People v. Cheatham

Citations

551 N.W.2d 355
453 Mich. 1

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finding that “[l]ow mental ability in and of itself is insufficient to establish that a defendant did not understand his rights.”
Boyle, J., joined by Brickley, C.J., and Riley, J., and by Weaver, J., in pertinent part
Boyle, J., joined by Brickley, C.J., and Riley, J., and by Weaver, J., in pertinent part
“Miranda protects defendants against governmental coercion leading them to surrender rights protected by the Fifth Amendment; it goes no further than that.”
\Low mental ability in and of itself is insufficient to establish that a defendant did not understand his rights.\
“Miranda protects defendants against governmental coercion leading them to surrender rights protected by the Fifth Amendment; it goes no further than that.”

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Judges: Cavanagh, Mallett, Levin, Brickley, Riley, Boyle, Weaver

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