· 7/21/1994
Charles T. Lord v. Jack Duckworth
Citations
- 29 F.3d 1216
- 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 18306
- 1994 WL 380346
How courts have described this case
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- ruling that when a suspect asks, “I can’t afford a lawyer but is there anyway I can get one?,” courts do not consider it a “clear” request for counsel
- holding that defendant’s statement that “I can’t afford a law yer but is there anyway I can get one?” was not a clear invocation of the right to counsel
- holding, in light of Davis, that defendant's statement “I can't afford a lawyer but is there anyway I can get one?” \lacked the clear implication of a present desire to consult with counsel” and \was ambiguous, at best”
- discussing presumption of correctness afforded to subsidiary questions informing the state court's legal conclusions
- discussing presumption of correctness afforded to subsidiary questions informing the state court’s legal conclusions
- discussing presumption of correctness afforded to subsidiary questions informing the state court’s legal conclusions
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Judges: Flaum, Rovner, Williams
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