United States v. John Theodore Downing

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• holding any evidence obtained as a result of violation of suspect's Fifth Amendment right to have counsel present during interrogation is inadmissible
• holding any evidence obtained as a result of violation of suspect's Fifth Amendment right to have counsel present during interrogation is inadmissible
• stating prevailing rule but holding that disputed inquiries were not routine but were investigatory, designed to elicit an incriminating response
• inquiring about purpose of keys retrieved from appellant's pocket and location of airplane that directly led to discovery of incriminating evidence
• defendant asserted right to counsel, police officer nevertheless interrogated him and learned location of defendant's airplane; held, evidence discovered in plane inadmissible
• defendant, who had asked to speak with a lawyer, was directed to empty his pockets and surrender his personal effects; agent’s inquiry as to what certain keys belonged to constituted impermissible interrogation

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