Summary
South Carolina officers violated William "Junior" Downs' rights, a prosecutor conceded, but because Mr. Downs waived those same rights before admitting he killed an Augusta child in 1991, a jury can hear his confession, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Mr. Downs, 37, has pleaded not guilty in Richmond County Superior Court to charges including murder in the death of James Porter, 10. He is under a death sentence in South Carolina for killing another child, 6-year-old Keenan O'Mailia.See the full content of this document
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Downs' Confession Can Be Used at Slaying Trial
Although James was found dead in the Savannah River eight years before Keenan was ...
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