WRIGHT, Circuit Judge, with whom TRASK, CHOY, WALLACE, SNEED and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges, concur:
We took this case en banc to consider whether a suspect in a criminal investigation can waive his right to counsel after having initially made known his desire to have the assistance of counsel. We hold that a per se rule prohibiting such a waiver is neither necessary nor appropriate.
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