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STATE v. PIERCE

No. 6363-1.

23 Wn. App. 664 (1979)

597 P.2d 1383

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. ROBERT THOMAS PIERCE, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

July 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russ Juckett, Prosecuting Attorney, and Kathryn E. Trumbull, Deputy, for appellant.

Steven Ashlock of Snohomish County Public Defender Association, for respondent.

DORE, J.

The State appeals a pretrial order which suppressed defendant's confession. We reverse.

ISSUE

Whether an accused person in custody, having once invoked the right to counsel, can thereafter constitutionally waive that right.

FACTS

Around noon on May 27, 1977, following the robbery of a Renton jewelry store, defendant was arrested, frisked and orally advised of his constitutional rights. Defendant refused to answer any questions...

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