681 So. 2d 478 - State v. Pierce’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “The right to counsel “is the right of the client rather than the attorney, so that it may be waived by the client without counsel’s participation.” State v. Carter, 94-2859, p. 17, fn. 12 (La.11/27/95), 664 So.2d 367, 380 . Once a suspect has expressed a desire to deal with the police only through counsel, he or she is not subject to further interrogation by authorities until counsel has been made available to him or her, unless the suspect initiates further communication, exchanges or conversations with police. State v. Tort, 93-0772 (La.2/9/96), 672 So.2d 116 . The defendant is entitled to | (¡waive the presence of counsel even if counsel does not agree or is not present.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 703 So. 2d 230 - State v. Briley