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PEREZ v. STATE

No. S07A1755.

657 S.E.2d 846 (2008)

PEREZ v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

February 25, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack J. Menendez, Marietta, for Appellant.

Marc A. Mallon, Sr. Asst. Dist. Atty., Paul L. Howard, Jr., Dist. Atty., Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy Dist. Atty., Brett Elliot Pinion, Asst. Dist. Atty., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., for Appellee.

CARLEY, Justice.

In December of 2005, Orlando Perez was arrested for a murder committed in 1996. Because he expressed a limited understanding of English, his interview was conducted by an officer who was fluent in Spanish. After reading Perez his rights and establishing that he understood them, the officer obtained his signature on a written waiver form. During the course of the interview, Perez was shown a photograph of the victim, and the following occurred:

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