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McDougal v. State

Citations

  • 591 S.E.2d 788
  • 277 Ga. 493
  • 2004 Fulton County D. Rep. 205
  • 2004 Ga. LEXIS 19

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a defendant invoked his right to counsel when he stated that he \would like to [call] my wife so she can call my lawyer\ before signing a Miranda waiver
  • holding that a defendant invoked his right to counsel when he stated that he “’would like to [call] my wife so she can call my lawyer’” before signing a Miranda waiver
  • holding defendant’s post-invocation statement inadmissible despite fact that defendant had summoned detective to his holding cell, because there was no evidence defendant’s intent was to discuss the investigation rather than some other issue related to his confinement
  • considering the fact that police would make no commitments to the defendant about whether he would be arrested as a factor in favor of custody
  • defendant who was not permitted to leave the station to keep an appointment, and was told that the officers had enough evidence to keep him there, was in custody for purposes of Miranda
  • defendant who was not permitted to leave the station to keep an appointment, and was told that the officers had enough evidence to keep him there, was in custody for purposes of Miranda

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Judges: Sears

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