· 4/14/1994
State v. Leuthavone
Citations
- 640 A.2d 515
- 1994 R.I. LEXIS 119
- 1994 WL 127102
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- considering, for purpose of a finding of voluntariness, that the defendant presented no evidence that the officer “manipulated him in any way”
- analyzing when a waiver becomes knowing and intelligent under the totality of circumstances
- “ ‘all facts and circumstances surrounding the [statement] must be taken into account in determining whether, overall, [it] was freely and voluntarily made’ ”
- The \waiver must have been made with a full awareness of both the nature of the right being abandoned and the consequences of the decision to abandon it.\
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Judges: Lederberg
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