State v. Dahlquist’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “[D]efendant initiated no such open-ended conversation. After invoking his right to counsel, he merely asked what he was being questioned about. That question was succinctly answered and his invocation of the right to counsel was simultaneously acknowledged. There the matter should have been left until Dahlquist had counsel present or definitively waived his right to counsel, either expressly or by initiating a discussion relative to the substance of the investigation. ... Instead of heeding his own recognition that he could not ask Dahlquist any questions, [the detective] continued the conversation by "advising" Dahlquist, without request, of specific "facts" related to the investigation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Medina

2. “In order for a defendant to initiate a conversation with authorities that will be held to constitute a willingness to talk about the charges without counsel, he or she must indicate a desire to open up a more generalized discussion relating directly or indirectly to the investigation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Medina

3. “Interrogation must cease if the accused invokes his or her right to consult with an attorney, and, with limited exceptions, the prosecution may not use any statements made by the accused taken in violation of Miranda 's protections.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Medina