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First Circuit: Defendant’s Statement ‘I guess I’ll wait until I have a lawyer’ Is Unequivocal Invocation of Right to Counsel
by Sam Rutherford
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that a defendant’s statement in response to Miranda warnings that “I guess my best bet would probably be to not talk” until she had a lawyer was an unequivocal invocation of her right to counsel during custodial ...
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- U.S. v. Plugh, No. 07-2620-cr(L) (2nd Cir.) (576 F.3d 135) (July 31, 2009) (Judge Richard C. Wesley), Sept. 1, 2009. Punch And Jurists, Invocation of Rights.
- U.S. v. Universal Rehabilitation Services, No. 97-1412 (3rd Cir.) (167 F.3d 171) (February 11, 1999) (Judge Jane R. Roth), Feb. 1, 1999. Punch And Jurists, Confessions - Admissibility.
- U.S. v. Maliszewski, No. 95-1817 (6th Cir.) (161 F.3d 992) (December 8, 1998) (Judge James L. Ryan), Jan. 1, 1999. Punch And Jurists, Confessions - Admissibility.
- U.S. v. Gaev, No. 93-1643 (3rd Cir.) (24 F.3d 473) (April 29, 1994) (Judge Anthony J. Scirica), Jan. 1, 1994. Punch And Jurists, Confessions - Admissibility.