274 Ga. App. 876 - Duran v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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14 state decisions

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1. “Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that on July 26, 2000 the victim was living in a rented room in Duran’s house. That morning, Duran returned to the residence after a night of drinking and entered the victim’s bedroom with the intent of having sex with her. He started touching her, forcing her legs apart and holding her face so she would not yell, and placed his mouth upon and inserted his penis and finger into her vagina. She resisted and began to scream. After the encounter, she left the residence in tears. On the night of his arrest, Duran was taken to the Gwinnett County Police Department for a videotaped interrogation. The questions were asked and answered in both English and Spanish, depending upon Duran’s need for translation. At the outset of the interrogation, he was instructed of his Miranda rights in Spanish, after which he agreed to answer questions without the presence of counsel.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Miguel Angel Duran v. Warden Victor Walker