941 So. 2d 642 - State v. Gauthier’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “The face of the record in this case confirms that the trial court judge was correct in determining that Mr. Gauthier was sufficiently articulate and intelligent to knowingly and voluntarily waive his right to counsel. For example, the record contains copies of letters that he wrote that demonstrate that he was quite literate, and the record contains handwritten notes of relevant and considered questions that he wanted to ask the witnesses at his trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 978 So. 2d 1161 - State v. Gauthier

2. “wait a while after his release to harm her, `because he knows that if anything was [sic] to happen to me right away that they'll automatically know that it was him.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 978 So. 2d 1161 - State v. Gauthier

3. “[n]umerous times he told [me] if I ever went to the police, or if I ever tried to leave him, that he would kill me.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 978 So. 2d 1161 - State v. Gauthier