Philly.com News: Confession can be used at trial in death of Sabina Rose O'Donnell

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Confession can be used at trial in death of Sabina Rose O'Donnell May 1st 2012, 04:07 The confession that an 18-year-old Donte Johnson made to police in June 2010, in which he described the rape and killing of Sabina Rose O’Donnell, can be used as evidence in Johnson’s trial this week, a judge ruled Monday. Johnson’s attorneys fought to keep the statement out of the trial, arguing that Johnson, now 20, functions at the cognitive level of an 11- or 12-year-old and could not have understood his rights when he confessed.

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