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PHILLIPS v. STATE

No. 984S367.

492 N.E.2d 10 (1986)

Joseph L. PHILLIPS, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

April 25, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chokwe Lumumba, Detroit, Mich., Howard Grimm, Jr., Fort Wayne, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Amy Schaeffer Good, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

SHEPARD, Justice.

This case presents an important question of first impression: the circumstances under which police may resume interrogation of a suspect who has invoked his right to remain silent.

Appellant Joseph Phillips was charged initially with murder, Ind. Code § 35-42-1-1(2) (Burns 1985) and burglary, a class A felony, Ind. Code § 35-43-2-1 (Burns 1985). The jury returned verdicts of guilty for each of these charges. The judge then merged...

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