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· 3/31/1989

Nedley G. Norman, Jr. v. Kenneth Ducharme

Citations

  • 871 F.2d 1483
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 4305
  • 1989 WL 28648

How courts have described this case

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

  • accused's waiver knowing after police showed-the accused a copy of his arrest warrant, read him the Miranda warnings, and the accused signed a Miranda waiver form
  • defendant was “shown a copy of his arrest warrant, which stated that an information charging first degree murder had been filed”
  • a defendant’s question “if he should see a lawyer” does not constitute an equivocal request for counsel
  • defendant asked police if they thought he should get a lawyer; the officer gave no advice in response; the court held that the suspect's question did not rise to the level of even an equivocal request for counsel
  • defendant asked police if they thought he should get a lawyer; the officer gave no advice in response; the court held that the suspect's question did not rise to the level of even an equivocal request for counsel
  • untrue statement that codefendant confessed did not render confession involuntary

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Judges: Poole, Canby, Leavy

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