Detective Comment Not ‘Interrogation’

By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 19, 2012

Tags: Justice William C. Mims, Search & Seizure, Supreme Court of Virginia

Although a detective may have directly addressed defendant, who had asked for a lawyer, when he repeated that a co-defendant had made a statement about deciding to rob a “white lady” and hit her in the head with a brick, the detective’s comments were not the functional equivalent of interrogation, and the Supreme Court of ...

Login required


You have clicked on a link to information that is exclusive to VA Lawyers Weekly subscribers.

	User Name/E-mail: Password:	Already a paid subscriber but not registered for online access yet? For instructions on how to get premium web access, click here. Forgot Password?

Interested in Subscribing?

Start by choosing how you'd like your news delivered. (Roll mouse over pictures below)

- Print and Online -

- Online Only -

Comments

You must be logged in to post comments.

Virginia Lawyers Weekly