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Rice v. Cooper, No. 97-2821 (7th Cir.) (148 F.3d 747) (June 19, 1998) (Judge Richard A. Posner)

Case held that, in assessing the vailidity of a Miranda waiver by a 16-year old mentally retarded suspect, the proper question was whether the police reasonably believed that the suspect understood their explanation of those rights.

This case also deals with the impact of the Colorado v. Connelly, 479 U.S. ...

 

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