STATE v. MATTHEWS

Nos. 81-K-1591, 81-K-1691.

408 So.2d 1274 (1982)

STATE of Louisiana v. Lee MATTHEWS. STATE of Louisiana v. Cleo MATTHEWS.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 25, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Uddo, New Orleans, for defendant-relator.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Abbott J. Reeves, David C. Loeb, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-respondent.


DENNIS, Justice.

The critical question in this case is whether, under the circumstances, the police denied defendants the right to remain silent, the right against self-incrimination, and the assistance of counsel during in-custody interrogation in violation of Article 1, § 13 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution, by rejecting their defense attorney's request to speak to the interrogating officer and by failure to inform defendants their attorney was seeking to...

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