STATE v. PARRA

No. 40643-4-I.

977 P.2d 1272 (1999)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Frederick N. PARRA, Defendant, and Richard R. Kent, and each of them, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

June 14, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Broman, Kitteridge Oldham, Nielsen, Broman & Assoc., Seattle, for Appellant.

Laura Hayes, Whatcom County Pros. Attorney, Bellingham, for Respondent.


GROSSE, J.

Richard Kent appeals his conviction for second degree robbery of a credit union, arguing that his custodial confession should be suppressed because he refused to sign a waiver of counsel form. But his refusal to sign the form is merely one factor in determining whether he effectively asserted a Miranda1 right. Looking to the totality of the facts and circumstances surrounding his refusal, we conclude that he waived his...

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