prior to the arrival of his
mother on Friday, September 13, 1985. On Monday, September 16, 1984, Hill returned to the
police station at his mother’s behest with his uncle, Detective Hill, and another police officer,
Sergeant Steinbeck. As discussed earlier, Hill testified that while he and Detective Hill were
alone, Detective Hill threw Hill against the wall, slapped him, and told him to tell the police what
had happened. Hill also claimed that after being physically abused by his uncle, he told the
police what they wanted to hear because he was afraid of both Detective Hill and the other
officers. Id. at 3114, 3118-19.

       Defense counsel, for his part, attempted to demonstrate that Hill could neither read nor
write and that Hill signed the Miranda waiver without understanding("PEMCO"), in Birmingham. While employed at PEMCO, the employee was a member of the employer, which is a local unit of an international labor union. In 1993, while serving as vice president of the employer, the office of president became vacant, and the employee assumed that office. In doing so, he became a compensated employee of the employer and took a leave of absence from his employment at PEMCO; however, the employee continued to be covered by insurance, including medical insurance, secured by PEMCO for its employees. The employee testified that his work for the employer involved conducting negotiations with PEMCO as necessary and generally providing assistance to the employer's members. The employee testified that in 1993 he had helped negotiate a three-year labor contract between PEMCO and