Court of Appeals of Maryland· 5/12/2004

Blake v. State

Citations

849 A.2d 410
381 Md. 218
2004 Md. LEXIS 250

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referring to a statement of charges as a “charging document” for purposes of Rule 4—212(e)
no “initiation” in the legal sense where just 28 minutes elapsed between officer’s improper interrogation and defendant’s expression of desire to talk
where accused’s inquiry “was in direct response to . . . unlawful interrogation,” the accused did not “initiate” renewed contacts with police and thus his statement was inadmissible
“Actions taken by the police that the police should know are reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response from a suspect amount to the functional equivalent of interrogation.”
“The law is clear that a suspect may validly waive Miranda rights[.]”
noting split among courts as to proper standard of review

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Judges: Bell, Raker, Wilner, Cathell, Harrell, Battaglia, Eldridge

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