PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS


62 N.Y.2d 285 (1984)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Clark Williams, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 17, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald Zuckerman for appellant.

William L. Murphy, District Attorney (Karen F. McGee of counsel), for respondent.

Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE concur.


Chief Judge COOKE.

An effective waiver of Miranda rights may be made by an accused of subnormal intelligence so long as it is established that he or she understood the immediate meaning of the warnings. An inability to comprehend the import of the Miranda warnings in the larger context of criminal law generally does not of itself vitiate the validity of the waiver.

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