United States v. Bernard S.

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• ruling that although defendant used Apache interpreter at trial, the defendant knowingly waived his rights because he told the officer he understood the Miranda rights in English and never indicated that he did not understand them
• concluding juvenile voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently waived rights where, inter alia, police read and explained rights to him, he said he understood rights, and he signed written waiver
• assuming that the unavailability analysis of Roberts applies, the admission of medical records without a finding that the doctor who entered the information on the records was unavailable was harmless because the evidence was of peripheral significance to the case
• “Most importantly, after Bedford explained each of his rights to him in English, appellant stated that he understood his rights.”
• waiver valid where Apache Indian suspect responded in English that he understood Miranda rights and signed a written waiver but also demonstrated some difficulty with English
• factors to 3 consider under “totality of the circumstances” test where the individual is a minor include parental 4 notification, or lack thereof; age; background, experience; and conduct

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