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STATE v. PHILLIPS

No. 82-KA-1697.

444 So.2d 1196 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana v. Ronald J. PHILLIPS and Tommy B. Simmons.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 16, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., William R. Campbell, Jr., Michael Simpson, Jeffrey Raines, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

Numa V. Bertel, Jr., Maurice Hattier, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendants-appellants.

LEMMON, Justice*.

In a joint trial, defendants were convicted of the armed robbery of a neighborhood grocery store.1 Both defendants appealed. The principal issues on appeal are (1) whether defendant Simmons' right to remain silent was "scrupulously honored" by law enforcement officers after Simmons initially invoked that right and (2) whether Simmons' statement was coerced by his employer, who was also a volunteer...

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