We will not disturb the trial court's decision on the voluntariness of a confession unless it is clearly erroneous. Ex parte Youngblood, 656 So.2d 390, 392 (Ala. 1995). Detective James Cooper testified that Barnes appeared to understand his juvenile Miranda rights when they were read to him, both at the time of his arrival at the police station and when then-District Attorney Galanos explained them to him before he was questioned regarding the murders.
We will not disturb the trial court's decision on the voluntariness of a confession unless it is clearly erroneous. Ex parte Youngblood, 656 So.2d 390, 392 (Ala. 1995).'"
" Ex parte Matthews, 601 So.2d 52, 54-55 (Ala.), cert. denied, 505 U.S. 1206, 112 S.Ct. 2996, 120 L.Ed.2d 872 (1992). We will not disturb the trial court's decision on the voluntariness of a confession unless it is clearly erroneous. Ex parte Youngblood, 656 So.2d 390, 392 (Ala. 1995).'"
We will not disturb the trial court's decision on the voluntariness of a confession unless it is clearly erroneous. Ex parte Youngblood, 656 So.2d 390, 392 (Ala. 1995)." Barnes v. State, 704 So.2d 487, 492 (Ala.Crim.App. 1997)
We will not disturb the trial court's decision on the voluntariness of a confession unless it is clearly erroneous. Ex parte Youngblood, 656 So.2d 390, 392 (Ala. 1995)."
" 'We have often held that "the fact that a defendant may suffer from a mental impairment or low intelligence will not, without other evidence, render a confession involuntary.' " Dobyne v. State, [Ms. CR-91-1840, April 15, 1994] ___ So.2d ___ (Ala.Crim.App. 1994) (quoting Youngblood v. State, 656 So.2d 385, 387 (Ala.Cr.App. 1993) aff'd, 656 So.2d 390). See Cleckler v. State, 570 So.2d 796, 801 (Ala.Cr.App. 1990) ("the appellant could have knowingly and intelligently waived his rights, even though he was classified as trainable mentally retarded"), and the cases cited therein.