State v. Spearman’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “"Anything that I say or sign can be used against me in a court of law. I understand that if I am a juvenile, anything that I say or sign can be used against me in a criminal prosecution in the event that Juvenile Court declines jurisdiction in my case."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Campos-Cerna · State v. Campos-Cerna

2. “Although the issue implicates Spearman's constitutional rights, it is not of such truly constitutional magnitude that it can be raised for the first time on appeal. Perhaps the form could be clearer, but it is not constitutionally defective. As stated by the Supreme Court in State v. Rupe, 101 Wash.2d 664, 677 , 683 P.2d 571 (1984): "The statement anything you say can be used against you sufficiently alerts a defendant that his statements may be used in court." The court did not err in ruling that Spearman's statements were knowingly and voluntarily given.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Campos-Cerna

3. “that because he was not specifically informed that the statements could be used against him in juvenile court, under the totality of the circumstances surrounding the making of the statements, his statements were not knowingly and voluntarily given.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Campos-Cerna