Topic: while an accused's intelligence and literacy are important … · Go Syfert
← All topics

Topic #34799

2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 10 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Hobbs v. State.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Hobbs v. State Anchor
alacrimapp · 1981
green “while an accused's intelligence and literacy are important factors to be considered in determining whether he intelligently and voluntarily waived his constitutional rights and made a confession, weak intellect or illiteracy alone will not render a confession inadmissible.” 7
2 Arnold v. State
alacrimapp · 1984
neutral “we have often held that "the fact that a defendant may suffer from a mental impairment or low intelligence will not, without other evidence, render a confession involuntary.” 3

A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.

← Caselaw search · Hot / Trending / Newly red · Brief Check