· 5/25/1984
United States v. James Thomas Cherry, Jr.
Citations
- 733 F.2d 1124
- 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 22156
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that when an equivocal request for counsel is made, the scope of interrogation must be limited to clarification
- holding that when an equivocal request for counsel is made, the scope of interrogation must be limited to clarification
- limited questioning permitted to clarify whether ambiguous conduct was intended to invoke right to silence
- “ ‘ “Maybe I should talk to an attorney before I make a further statement,” ’ ” and “ ‘Why should I not get an attorney?’ ”
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Judges: Brown, Hunter, Randall
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