United States v. Gregory Scarpa, Jr.

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• holding that once a defendant waived his constitutional rights, those rights could not be invoked by a third party
• concluding statement -9- 04-24-00759-CR “I don’t have a lawyer, but I’m going to get a lawyer,” was not an invocation because it was not a present request for counsel
• implied waiver where warned suspect engaged in a ‘“relaxed and friendly”’ conversation with officers during a 2-hour drive
• implied waiver where warned suspect engaged in a “ ‘relaxed and friendly’ ’’ conversation with officers during a 2-hour drive
• defendant may not seek to establish innocence through proof of absence of criminal acts on specific occasions
• “In at least some cases waiver can be clearly inferred from the actions and words of the person interrogated.” (internal quotation marks and citations omitted)

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