STATE v. DUMAS

No. 97-625-C.A.

750 A.2d 420 (2000)

STATE v. Marc DUMAS.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

April 28, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane M. McSoley, Aaron L. Weisman, Providence, for plaintiff.

Paula Rosin, Providence, for defendant.

Present WEISBERGER, C.J., LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, and FLANDERS, J.J.


OPINION

LEDERBERG, Justice.

In deciding this appeal, we must determine whether the words "Do I need a lawyer?" or the words "Can I get a lawyer?" were uttered in the course of an interrogation by police. The defendant, Marc Dumas, has appealed from a judgment of conviction for murder in the second degree. Among his arguments on appeal, the defendant alleged that the trial justice erred by denying his motion to suppress his confession during questioning on...

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