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Court to consider deaf woman's confession
A deaf woman's lawyer plans to tell the Michigan Supreme Court his client's murder confession should be tossed out because she didn't understand her rights.
Mary Ann McBride allegedly didn't know what Miranda rights were when she was forced to watch a sign-language interpreter and read a list of her rights at the same time, said her lawyer, Robert Buschmohle.
McBride, 43, of Roseville, is charged with murder in the stabbing death of her boyfriend, Robert Adelsburg, in April 2005, the Detroit News reported Monday.
The Michigan Court of Appeals in 2006 agreed with a county court, saying McBride's confession was invalid because she did not understand she had the right to have a lawyer present during questioning.
If the state Supreme Court agrees, McBride will face a second-degree murder charge. If the high court sides with prosecutors, who say police properly handled the case, McBride will face a first-degree murder charge carrying a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole.
No date has been set for the high court hearing. Meantime, McBride remains in Macomb County Jail.
A deaf woman's lawyer plans to tell the Michigan Supreme Court his client's murder confession should be tossed out because she didn't understand her rights.
Mary Ann McBride allegedly didn't know what Miranda rights were when she was forced to watch a sign-language interpreter and read a list of her rights at the same time, said her lawyer, Robert Buschmohle.
McBride, 43, of Roseville, is charged with murder in the stabbing death of her boyfriend, Robert Adelsburg, in April 2005, the Detroit News reported Monday.
The Michigan Court of Appeals in 2006 agreed with a county court, saying McBride's confession was invalid because she did not understand she had the right to have a lawyer present during questioning.
If the state Supreme Court agrees, McBride will face a second-degree murder charge. If the high court sides with prosecutors, who say police properly handled the case, McBride will face a first-degree murder charge carrying a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole.
No date has been set for the high court hearing. Meantime, McBride remains in Macomb County Jail.
