Legal Opinion
Perez v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 25, 2008No. S07A1755PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
In December of 2005, Orlando Perez was arrested for a murder committed in 1996. Because he expressed a limited understanding of English, his interview was conducted by an officer who was fluent in Spanish. After reading Perez his rights and establishing that he understood them, the officer obtained his signature on a written waiver form. During the course of the interview, Perez was shown a photograph of the victim, and the following occurred:
Officer: And this was one of your friends. Remember you have a son. Would you like your son to see you like this?
Perez: Mm, no, how, the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Gerald Anthony Coleman v. Harry K. Singletary, Robert A. ButterworthCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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- Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
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