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State v. Radcliffe

Washington Supreme Court

Decided October 23, 2008No. 80391-9PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJ.M. Johnson, J.

¶1 When a police detective first questioned James Radcliffe about claims that he molested his girl friend’s young daughter, Radcliffe was read his Miranda1 rights and expressly waived them, going on to deny all allegations of sexual abuse. When a second detective took over the questioning, Radcliffe said something like, “I didn’t know how much trouble I’m in, and I don’t know if I need a lawyer.” 4 Verbatim Report of Proceedings (Dec. 1, 2005) at 736. The second detective offered to read Radcliffe his rights again. Radcliffe said no, he understood his rights. He then confessed. This…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. Bram v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897

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3Cited by34 opinions

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  3. State v. WrightSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2009
  4. Clayton v. WilsonWashington Supreme Court · 2010
  5. Clayton v. WilsonWashington Supreme Court · 2010

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