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U.S. v. MELENDEZ GARCIA

Criminal No. 95-235(DRD).

982 F.Supp. 112 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Ada MELENDEZ GARCIA, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

November 3, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeanette Mercado-Rios, U.S. Atty's Office Dist. of PR, Crim. Div., Hato Rey, PR, for U.S.

Ramon Garcia-Garcia, Santurce, PR, Steven Potolsky, Miami, FL, for Defendant.

OPINION AND ORDER

DOMINGUEZ, District Judge.

Defendant, Ada Meléndez Garcia, has requested the Court to suppress evidence. Defendant's main thrust is that due to her limited intellectual and cognitive ability1 she did not knowingly and intelligently waive her rights under Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966). In Miranda the Supreme Court established...

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