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State v. Blakney

Citations

  • 641 P.2d 1045
  • 197 Mont. 131
  • 1982 Mont. LEXIS 743

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  • “[A] valid waiver must include not merely a comprehension of the benefits being abandoned, but also an actual relinquishment of those benefits, as evidenced by the actions or statements of the accused.”
  • waiver requires a knowing and intelligent relinquishment of a known legal right

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Judges: Harrison, Sheehy, Haswell, Da-Ly, Weber, Shea, Morrison

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