State v. Lonkoski

Defendant pleaded guilty and was convicted of child abuse-recklessly causing great bodily harm and neglecting a child resulting in the child's death. Defendant's appealed the denial of his motion to suppress statements he made after he stated that he wanted an attorney on the grounds that an Edwards v. Arizona violation had occurred. The court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court properly denied the motion to suppress because Defendant was not in custody when he asked for an attorney, and therefore, Miranda's rule requiring that the interrogation cease upon a request for an attorney did not apply, and there was no constitutional violation and no bar to using Defendant's subsequent statements.View "State v. Lonkoski" on Justia Law