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Jordan v. State

Citations

  • 480 S.E.2d 18
  • 267 Ga. 442
  • 97 Fulton County D. Rep. 220
  • 1997 Ga. LEXIS 26

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  • finding that defendant who repeatedly initiated conversations with police knowingly and intelligently waived any right to counsel he may have previously invoked
  • adopting Davis reasoning and holding that, after an initial waiver of his Miranda rights, a suspect must thereafter signify his intent to invoke the Sixth Amendment by making an unambiguous request for counsel
  • “Law enforcement officers must immediately cease questioning a suspect who has clearly asserted a right to have counsel present during custodial interrogation.” (emphasis in original)
  • defendant’s statement that he “ ‘might need a lawyer’ ” was not an unambiguous request for counsel
  • defendant’s statement that he “ ‘thought he might need a lawyer’ ” did not constitute clear invocation of his right to counsel as would require cessation of questioning under Edwards
  • “Law enforcement officers must immediately cease questioning a suspect who has clearly asserted a right to have counsel present during custodial interrogation.” (emphasis in original)

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Judges: Thompson

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