Commonwealth v. Corriveau

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that a suspect did not invoke his right to counsel with the remark, “It’s beginning to sound like I need a lawyer”
• prosecutor may ask the jury during closing argument to consider the pain and suffering of the victim
• prosecutor may ask the jury during closing argument to consider the pain and suffering of the victim
• no affirmative request for counsel where defendant stated, “It’s beginning to sound like I need a lawyer”
• an express waiver not required where defendant, an experienced and well-educated businessman, was informed of his rights and understood them
• no affirmative request for counsel where defendant stated, “It’s beginning to sound like I need a lawyer”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).