Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1/29/2014

Commonwealth v. Molina

Citations

467 Mass. 65
3 N.E.3d 583
2014 WL 292464
2014 Mass. LEXIS 16

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officer stood \almost over\ defendant and \his tone was far more argumentative and aggressive than the one he had previously used\
officer \explained to the defendant the focus of his questioning and revealed some degree of suspicion\ but \the 'exchange was explanatory rather than accusatory' \ in noncustodial interview
statement, ‘‘ ‘I should have an attorney,’ ’’ was ambiguous because ‘‘ ‘should’ could simply mean that [the] appellant believed having an attorney was in his best interests’’
statements voluntary despite aggressive tone of interrogation, where officers did not engage in deception and defendant voluntarily came to station and appeared sober, alert, oriented, and lucid throughout interview
defendant not in custody when officers asked if defendant would go to police station to answer questions, he rode in police cruiser to police station, and he was not handcuffed or under arrest

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Judges: Botsford

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