STATE v. PAYNE

No. 2001-KK-3196.

833 So.2d 927 (2002)

STATE of Louisiana v. Alairis PAYNE.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied January 24, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, James M. Bullers, District Attorney, Michael A. Pitman, Bossier City, Counsel for Applicant.

John M. Lawrence, Shreveport, George W. Thornell, Counsel for Respondent.


KNOLL, Justice.

In the pre-trial stages of this first-degree murder case, we must determine whether the rigid prophylactic rule announced in Edwards v. Arizona, 451 U.S. 477, 101 S.Ct. 1880, 68 L.Ed.2d 378 (1981), concerning defendant's right to counsel during custodial interrogation, was clearly and unambiguously invoked by defendant, Alairis Payne. The lower courts suppressed defendant's statements, confession and a videotape...

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