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PEOPLE v. CHEATHAM

No. 102201, Calendar No. 13.

551 N.W.2d 355 (1996)

453 Mich. 1

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Willie C. CHEATHAM, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 30, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, John D. O'Hair, Prosecuting Attorney, Timothy A. Baughman, Chief, Research, Training and Appeals, and Jeffrey Caminsky, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Detroit, for the people.

Gerald S. Surowiec, Farmington Hills, for the defendant.

Krause & Zambon, P.C. by Tonya L. Krause, Grand Rapids, for the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan.

BOYLE, Justice.

We granted leave in this case to determine whether the state has carried its burden of establishing that defendant validly waived his Miranda1 rights. There is no dispute that the waiver was voluntary. The question presented is whether the waiver was "knowing and intelligent." We conclude that the state has fulfilled its burden of proving that defendant sufficiently understood...

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