PEOPLE v. TIGNER


48 A.D.2d 762 (1975)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Curtis Tigner, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fourth Department.

May 30, 1975


Judgment unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum:

The main thrust of this appeal is that appellant's confession could not have been voluntary because he was mentally retarded with a very low I.Q. The record reveals that appellant was either moderately or mildly mentally retarded with an estimated I.Q. ranging from 50 to 70. Nonetheless, we are persuaded by the extensive psychiatric and psychological medical testimony in the record that appellant was able to know...

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